Karst (/kɑːrst/) is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by...
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Carniola Karst Plateau (Slovene: Kras)(German: Karst), a plateau in southwestern Slovenia and northeastern Italy, which gave the name to karst topography...
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The Xiang Khouang Plateau or Xiang Khwang Plateau, also known in French as Plateau du Tran-Ninh is a plateau in the north of Laos. The landscape is characterized...
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Tibetan Plateau in Xiahe County, Gansu, China. This karst cave is the site of the discovery of the earliest hominin fossil found on the Tibetan Plateau, the...
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Vercors massif (redirect from Vercors plateau)
led by the Maquis du Vercors, a base for the French Resistance against German occupation. The Vercors includes the largest alpine karst area in the Northern...
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Larzac (redirect from Causse du Larzac)
[laɾˈzak]), also known as the Causse of Larzac (French: Causse du Larzac), is a limestone karst plateau in the south of the Massif Central, France, situated between...
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Fissure (section Karst terrain)
26 September 2021. "Karst | geology". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 26 September 2021. "Karst Aquifers: Colorado Plateau Karst". www.usgs.gov. Retrieved...
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and dominated by a vast Karst landscape. This polje lies on a syncline generally known as the "Plateau de Vassieux". The Plateau de Vassieux is the site...
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Villard-de-Lans in the north of the Vercors Massif, in Isère, France. This extensive karst system contains 42 kilometres (26 mi) of passages over a height range of...
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Fontaine de Vaucluse (spring) (category Karst springs)
pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn də voklyz]) is a karst spring in the commune of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France. It is the largest karst spring in metropolitan France by...
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Gournier Cave (section Karst Development)
an altitude of 572 m (1,877 ft) at the base of a cliff on the Presles plateau. It is one of the exsurgences (points at which an underground stream reaches...
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Mandarin) is a particular form of earth shelter dwelling common in the Loess Plateau in China's north. They are generally carved out of a hillside or excavated...
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karst in the vicinity of Gagra and Karabi-Yuajla. Zemlevedenie (Moscow), 19 (1–2) (in Russian). Martel, E. A. 1909. La Côte d’Azur Russe (Riviera du Caucase)...
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underground river forming rimstones and an underground lake from which the Karst spring flows in cascade in the "circus of Choranche". The origin of the...
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Qalb ar-Rīšāt), is a prominent circular geological feature in the Adrar Plateau of the Sahara. It is located near Ouadane in the Adrar Region of Mauritania...
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Geology of China (section Karst formation)
geology became a science in China. Tibetan Plateau Himalaya Yangtze River Mouth Karst landscape Loess Plateau Tian Shan South China Sea The geomorphology...
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Fosse Dionne (category Karst springs)
The Fosse Dionne is a karst spring, in Tonnerre in the Yonne department of France. It is fed by the rainwater on the surrounding hills as well by at least...
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Fucine Lake (Italian: Lago Fucino or Lago di Celano) was a large endorheic karst lake between 650 and 680 m (2,130 and 2,230 ft) above sea level and surrounded...
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by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The Ardèche river plateau has extensive standing stones (mainly dolmens and some menhirs), erected...
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Battle of Vercors (redirect from Maquis du Vercors)
World War. The maquis used the prominent scenic plateau known as the Massif du Vercors (Vercors Plateau) as a refuge. The maquis carried out sabotage and...
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Uvala (landform) (category Dinaric karst formations)
Middle Velebit Duboki Dol, South Velebit List of karst areas Karst Plateau (Italy-Slovenia) – Plateau region across southwestern Slovenia and northeastern...
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M (2006). "Giant dolines of the Muller Plateau, Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers. 4 (1): 1–11. Retrieved 23 January...
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Domica Cave (category Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst)
The Domica cave is a karst cave situated on the south-western border of the Silicka planina Plateau 10 km (6.2 mi) south-east of Plesivec in the Rožňava...
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Brindisi. The area is dominated by the Murgia hills in the inner part, a karst plateau which is the home of the Alta Murgia National Park, one of the newest...
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Knox Supergroup (section Prairie du Chien Group)
a unconformity known as the Knox Unconformity. There is well-developed karst topography at the top of the Knox Supergroup. This demonstrates a prolonged...
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Being a high plateau, the Tennen has numerous trails for the Alpine hiker. However, walkers need to be aware of the lack of water in the karst terrain and...
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Poussez Pas Derrière ascent route. Entrance to the cave of Guiers Mort, the karst spring of the Dent de Crolles network. Cross section of the Dent de Crolles...
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features several karst plateaus, namely Rrethi i Kurorës and Trishilka, that display various karst formations, predominantly small-sized karst pits. Glacial...
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Piguet, 1995, La grotte de Mbilibekon: un pseudo karst dans la couvertue latéritique du craton du Congo (Cameroun) Lips, 1997, Speleolgie au Cameroun...
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Engins high on the Vercors Plateau. In June 2000, the commune lifted a two-year ban on exploration. Aspects of the network karst near the Gouffre Berger...
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