quartzite, given the right conditions. This is an incomplete list of the major karst landscape areas of the world. Anjajavy Forest, western Madagascar Ankarana...
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Karst (/kɑːrst/) is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. It is characterized by features...
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This is the list of karst areas located in Estonia. The list is incomplete. "Companies - Kostivere Karst Region". www.puhkuseestis.ee. Retrieved 10 December...
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The Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst are a series of over 1000 karst caves spread out over a total area of 55,800 ha (138,000 acres) along the...
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into three areas containing the Three Natural Bridges, the Qingkou Tiankeng (箐口天坑) and Furong Cave respectively. It is a part of the Wulong Karst National...
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seven karst clusters in four Provinces: Shilin Karst, Libo Karst, Wulong Karst, Guilin Karst, Shibing Karst, Jinfoshan Karst, and Huanjiang Karst. The...
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Look up Karst or karst in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In the early days of planning of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) during the...
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Atoll (redirect from Antecedent karst model of atoll formation)
antecedent karst model, have been used to explain the development of atolls. According to Charles Darwin's subsidence model, the formation of an atoll is...
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Newsome Sinks Karst Area is a privately owned karst formation in Morgan County, Alabama. It was listed as a National Natural Landmark in November 1973...
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by some form of collapse of the surface layer. Some are caused by karst processes—for example, the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion...
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The Karst Shepherd Dog (Slovene: kraški ovčar listen or kraševec listen) is a breed of dog of the livestock guardian type, originating in Slovenia. This...
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protected areas of Croatia are national parks, nature parks and strict reserves. There are 444 protected areas of Croatia, encompassing 9% of the country...
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list of caves in Missouri includes the location and date they were opened to the public (or discovered). The Ozarks region has a well-developed karst...
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Mole Creek Karst is a national park situated in the North of Tasmania, Australia, 168 km northwest of Hobart. It is located on the slopes of the Great...
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Chocolate Hills (category World Heritage Tentative List for the Philippines)
are considered to be a remarkable example of conical karst topography. The origin for the conical karst of the Chocolate Hills is described in popular...
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the world. The largest form in areas of karst landforms whose rocks dissolve easily. Preferable conditions for karst cave formation are adequate precipitation...
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The Woodville Karst Plain is a 450-square-mile (1,200 km2) karst area that runs from Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. to the Gulf of Mexico separated by the...
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Gradec Hills Natural Park Ponikve Karst Natural Park Porezen–Davča Natural Park Rače Ponds–Požeg Natural Park Račna Karst Field Natural Park Rak Škocjan...
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Fissure (section Karst terrain)
the world with large areas of karst include the Caribbean, China, and Australia. Typical karst hydrogeology consists of a network of interconnected fissures...
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Aquifer (redirect from Karst aquifer)
Delineation of ground-water basins and recharge areas for municipal water-supply springs in a karst aquifer system in the Elizabethtown area, Northern Kentucky...
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This is a list of karst features in Western Australia. It includes all named features that occur in the Australian Speleological Federation Karst Index Database...
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Stone Forest (redirect from Shilin Karst Peak Forest National Geopark)
as part of the South China Karst. The site is classified as a AAAAA-class tourist site. Shilin National Scenic Area (昆明市石林风景区) covers an area of 400 km2...
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The following list consists of Dinaric karst highland plateaus in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Romanija plateau Luburić plateau, Romanija Glasinac plateau,...
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Hạ Long Bay (category CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list)
a part of Vân Đồn district. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and islets in various shapes and sizes. Hạ Long Bay is a center of a larger...
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Speleology (section Other areas of cave science)
σπήλαιον (spḗlaion) 'cave' and -λογία (-logía) 'study of') is the scientific study of caves and other karst features, as well as their composition, structure...
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Sinkhole (redirect from Characteristics of sinkholes)
patterns in karst areas. Pseudokarst sinkholes resemble karst sinkholes but are formed by processes other than the natural dissolution of rock.: 4 The...
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Uvala (landform) (category Dinaric karst formations)
it denotes a closed karst depression, a terrain form usually of elongated or compound structure and of larger size than that of sinkholes. It is a morphological...
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The Protected areas of New South Wales include both terrestrial and marine protected areas. As of June 2020[update] there are 225 national parks in New...
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Northern Karst Belt (Spanish: Cinturón del Carso Norteño) is a limestone karst landscape located in the northwestern region of Puerto Rico. A karst is a topographical...
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planina Pieniny Poloniny Slovak Karst Slovak Paradise Tatra There are nine national parks in Slovakia: Protected areas of Slovakia Slovak National Parks...
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