Meilogu is a geographical,

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and

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located in the northern part of Sardinia, in the

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, which can be considered a sub-region of

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. It borders to the north with the Sardinian sub-regions of Sassarese, to the east of Montacuto, to the south of the Goceano and Marghine and to the west of the Planargia.

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is the main municipality in the territory.

Morphology

The territory of Meilogu is mainly volcanic and the

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s make it unique in the context of a geologically ancient land, so much so that the

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and

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Alberto La Marmora had called it ''Sardinian

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References

Bibliography

* G. Deriu, ''L'insediamento umano medioevale nella curatoria di "Costa de Addes"'' (Comuni di Bonorva e Semestene), Sassari, Magnum, 2000 * S. Ginesu, ''I vulcani del Logudoro-Mejlogu'', Sassari, 1992. * Alberto La Marmora, ''Itinéraire de l'ile de Sardaigne'', Turin,

1860 Events January * January 2 – The astronomer Urbain Le Verrier announces the discovery of a hypothetical planet Vulcan (hypothetical planet), Vulcan at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France. * January 10 &ndas ...

. * Alberto La Marmora, ''Voyage en Sardaigne'' ou Description statistique, physique et politique de cette ile, avec des recherches sur ses productions naturelles, et ses antiquités. Bertrand, Paris, Bocca, Turin,

1826 Events January–March * January 15 – The French newspaper ''Le Figaro'' begins publication in Paris, initially as a satirical weekly. * January 17 – The Ballantyne printing business in Edinburgh (Scotland) crashes, ruining noveli ...

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