CARSO, a limestone plateau, extending south-eastwards from the east bank of the Isonzo to the Gulf of Fiume, and south-west wards from the valley of the Vipacco to the gulf of Trieste. Its is about 3eo it. above the Isonzo. but it increases _ : = ft. above sea-level as it goes south-eastward. and even .. _a portion isolated s u. rai:s are high-2: _ _ _ with ire c: cavities. originally formed by surface erosion. gradually z - _ they find a fissure which gives , _ :ibterr: _:Jan outlet They :hen come to resemble small craters and are ca;_ed doline; their averaze di a _ eter is about 50 yards. In other cases caves are formed often traversed by subterranean stream=. (See PoSIt:aLt GROT E : tiMOYTALCONI On the outbreak of :he World War the Austrians withdrew across the Isonzo, after flooding the plain by of dykes, and fortified themselves on Carso whose rooky fo--:a_ion lent itself admirably to defence. The Italians advanced from Rcachi and and delivered attack after attack on the rock bound fastness but it was not until the fah of Gorizia (q.v.) in August 1916, and at the cost of terrible losses that the ridge was conquered. In ie the tren c'nes. east of Selz 46 above Vermegliano were captured. art= on July :6 he of Sei Busi: the highest point (H=1 :: . after being .:ken and los: more than once. was L_tslly ca^:dred on April :3. :9T6, bur. remained exposed to heavy fire following. The village of Doberdo. east of Se: B si. was :tee centre of the Austrian supply services until is : _ :=e I: s after :he fail of Gorizia., but it was subsequent : _ _ _ _ :c a — _ = 7) :f ruins by be m _ ard ment_ Close by is the _::_e lake of e::o. The rocky ::eau east of Doberdo was fc _-: over f:___ :._,_5 to Sept. 191^ i and conquered __:e_ five cese:=:e :::asks . chief positions occupied are =:.:_c __ :. _ . Nova Vas (Oct.
1916. the _ : Fes . _ a k. Loquizza. :=e Pecinla and part of Casta t evizza Nov. : c: f • Boscornalo. Jamiano an: the heights east of Fionda_ 1917). The approaches to '.^e Hermada were attacked _::he of and in August. but sc.:_ne of the positions ca_a:ure i were -.._s.- lost. North of - ei B ai is the vas: war comcgert of Relipuzlia, where 3c.ccr dead lie b sir East of D c del Carso. a coaees 6i la p =scam north to --- _: :c:5. ...rd as it • =s welt :r:m :Ere.e - as 2 _ depot for munitions an_ the L_ . S _do to :__ acco. with _ '==:e S. ?Sic eie as its cu`a::__- :W: (2; 3 which was :be scene of very heavy tizh:_in- between and : :5. Bosco Lancia. B J Capp—dodo. S. Martino ce_ Carso (197 metres') and S. :4 ch--_e were the -^:ef pusiHvns lc• on. On Sat a great to who fell it the • Car=_ area had to be evacuate,: aster :he enemy had :1.r=' _ ^ a: Caporetto in October : ;:: but ire retreat was carried out in orderly fashion by the III. y ha_ conquered it The tillages of the Carso which were .c--_ _e_= de stroyed fze:mg far. are now nearly all rebuilt, ac f roads traverse the .e of the area, which is visited every year by thousands c = -:---_ . a where the various cs of war are :re _--: _= ___t_:,s::ed. Many of :=e are still preserved t-ssxs.
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