Karst - Wikipedia
Karst (/ kɑːrst /) is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite.
Karst Plateau - Wikipedia
The Karst Plateau or the Karst region (Slovene: Kras, Italian: Carso), also locally called Karst, is a karst plateau region extending across the border of southwestern Slovenia and northeastern Italy.
Karst Landscapes - Caves and Karst (U.S. National Park Service)
2022年4月27日 · Karst is a type of landscape where the dissolving of the bedrock has created sinkholes, sinking streams, caves, springs, and other characteristic features. Karst is …
Karst Map of the Conterminous United States - 2020
2020年9月29日 · Karst areas are characterized by distinctive landforms (like springs, caves, sinkholes) and a unique hydrogeology that results in aquifers that are highly productive but …
List of karst areas - Wikipedia
7,900 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi), or 19% of the surface of Switzerland, is karst, within this area lies the majority of the 7,500 currently known Swiss caves, with an accumulated passage …
12.2: Karst Landscapes, Landforms, and Surface Features
2023年11月24日 · Most small-scale karst features of a karst landscape (mm to cm in size) are associated with linear channels, furrows or grooves that form on soluble rock outcrops or rock …
Karst | Limestone, Sinkholes & Caves | Britannica
2024年11月15日 · karst, terrain usually characterized by barren, rocky ground, caves, sinkholes, underground rivers, and the absence of surface streams and lakes. It results from the …
Karst Aquifers | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
2021年7月20日 · Karst areas are characterized by distinctive landforms (like springs, caves, sinkholes) and a unique hydrogeology that results in aquifers that are highly productive but …
What Is Karst Topography? - WorldAtlas
2021年3月24日 · Karst topography refers to a type of subterranean limestone caverns landscape, as well the mysterious-looking formations like caves, surface sinkholes, and rocky, …
12.1: Karst Landscapes and Systems - Geosciences LibreTexts
2023年11月24日 · Karst ecosystems or karst biota refers to all the plants and animals living in, or using, karst. This includes the flora and fauna of surface epikarst cavities, cave ecosystems, …