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The ''Borovi do'' is a pan-shaped sinkhole on Orjen at 1470 mm AA. It lies to the north of the
The ''Borovi do'' is a pan-shaped sinkhole on Orjen at 1470 mm AA. It lies to the north of the Reovačka greda
Reovačka greda ( sr-cyrl, Реовачка греда) is a ridge of Mount Orjen located in Krivošije, in southwestern Montenegro, separating the Bijela Gora plateau from the rest of the Orjen range. The ridge stretches for 17 kilometres from Vu ...
col on the Bijela gora plateau.
During the glacial stages of the Pleistocene, the Borovi do was heavily glacierized. It formed the central part of the huge Orjen ice-cap. With ice reaching approximately 430 m thinkness, several short valley glaceriers were formed at the margin of the ice-cap.
The Borovi do has a remarkable microclimate as it sustains a major cold-air pool for the whole of the Dinaric mountain range. Analysis revealed, that during the January 2017 European cold wave
A period of exceptionally cold and snowy winter weather in January 2017 occurred in Eastern and Central Europe. In some areas, flights and shipping services were suspended, and there was major disruption to power supplies and other essential inf ...
, the cold-air lake that formed in the Borovi do was amongst the coldest spots in Montenegro.
Naturally the vegetation has adapted to the frequent freeze-thaw cycles during the colder seasons. It is the lowest place in the Dinarides, where the arcto-alpine species ''Oxytropis campestris'' agg. thrives.Cikovac P, Hölzle I (2018) Glacial relicts in the Mediterranean Dinarides, a phenomenon of cold-air pool microclimates. Botanica Serbica 42(1):74.
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