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    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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    Gouffre Mirolda is a karstic cave located in the Haut-Giffre mountain range, in the commune of Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France. It is connected to the Lucien...
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    Gouffre Jean-Bernard or Réseau Jean Bernard, sometimes known simply as Jean Bernard, is the seventh deepest cave in the world, and the third deepest one...
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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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    Sinkhole (category Dinaric karst formations)
    or no warning.: 32–34  However, karst development is well understood, and proper site characterization can avoid karst disasters. Thus most sinkhole disasters...
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    pre-karst development stage. The distribution, density and orientation of the fractures controlled the depth, size and orientation of the karst topography...
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    the siphon threshold has been lowered since the discovery. "Karstgeology: Karst Spring". Show Caves of the World. Retrieved 2023-10-28. Caillault, Serge;...
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    their development". Nature. 275 (5680): 493–496. doi:10.1038/275493a0. Gleeson, Tom (November 4, 2017). "Of Karst! – short episodes about karst". Water...
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    to favorable weather conditions, significant tectonic subsidence, karst development, and coastal dynamics, Albania boasts numerous natural and human-made...
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  • on the karst development of the Arabika massif (Caucasus). Izvestia VGO (Leningrad), 116 (2), 165¬–170 (in Russian). Klimchouk, A. B. 1990. Karst circulation...
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    models, the subsidence model and the antecedent karst model, have been used to explain the development of atolls. According to Charles Darwin's subsidence...
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    Aquifer (redirect from Karst aquifer)
    aquitards; confined versus unconfined; isotropic versus anisotropic; porous, karst, or fractured; transboundary aquifer. Groundwater from aquifers can be sustainably...
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    Polje (redirect from Karst field)
    A polje, also called karst polje or karst field, is a large flat plain found in karstic geological regions of the world, with areas usually in the range...
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    highest. The Motobu Peninsula in the north has limestone layers and karst development. In the center and south is mainly a Ryukyu limestone layer and mudstone...
    62 KB (5,750 words) - 02:49, 23 April 2024
  • The Wulong Karst (Chinese: 武隆喀斯特) is a karst landscape located within the borders of Wulong District, Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China...
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    A karst window, also known as a karst fenster, is a geomorphic feature found in karst landscapes where an underground river is visible from the surface...
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    considered to be a remarkable example of conical karst topography. The origin for the conical karst of the Chocolate Hills is described in popular terms...
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    Calanque (category Karst)
    and J.-Y. Bigot, 2004, The effect of the Messinian Deep Stage on karst development around the Mediterranean Sea. Examples from Southern France. Geodinamica...
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    fenglin tower karst, which is the type present in much of Hạ Long Bay, is the most extreme form of limestone landscape development. If these karst landscapes...
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    and Kepek (which has a post code of 55813). Gunungkidul Regency is in a karst region. This leads to difficult geography for farmers and contributes to...
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