karst landscape

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• karst landscape — karstinis kraštovaizdis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Kraštovaizdis, kurio teritorijoje vyrauja karstinės reljefo formos ir požeminiai karstiniai reiškiniai. atitikmenys: angl. karst landscape vok. Karstlandschaft, f rus.… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• Karst topography — is a landscape shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite. Due to subterranean drainage, there may be very limited surface water, even to the absence of all rivers and… …   Wikipedia

• Karst (disambiguation) — Karst may refer to one of the following.*Karst is a landscape shaped by the dissolution of layers of soluble bedrock characterized by a large number of holes and caves *For the video game character in Nintendo s Golden Sun series, see Characters… …   Wikipedia

• karst — ► NOUN Geology ▪ landscape underlain by limestone which has been eroded by dissolution, producing towers, fissures, sinkholes, etc. DERIVATIVES karstic adjective. ORIGIN from German der Karst, a limestone region in Slovenia …   English terms dictionary

• subjacent karst —    Karst landscape in noncarbonate rocks due to presence of karstified rocks beneath the surface formation [10].    Synonyms: (French.) karst sous jacent; (German.) unterirdisches Karstphänomen; (Greek.) ypokímenon karst; (Russian.) pokritij… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• karst —   the landscape of carboniferous limestone including limestone pavement, swallow holes, intricate underground passageways and caverns and karst towers …   Geography glossary

• karst topography —    Topography dominated by features of solutional origin [10].    Geomorphically, the dominant features usually but not always obviously present, are sinkholes and caves. In tropical regions, karst towers (e.g. mogotes) may also dominate the… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• karst — [kα:st] noun Geology landscape which is underlain by limestone which has been eroded by dissolution, producing towers, fissures, sinkholes, etc. Derivatives karstic adjective Origin C19: from Ger. Karst, the name of a limestone region in Slovenia …   English new terms dictionary

• tower karst —    , towerkarst, turmkarst    1. A spectacular variety of karst landscape dominated by steep or vertical sided limestone towers each 30–300m high. By far the most extensive and best developed tower karst is the Guangxi province of southern China …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• covered karst —    1. A fossil or currently developing karst in karst limestone which underlies superficial deposits or other rock, and which may produce landforms at the surface which reflect subsurface karstification [19]; contrasted with naked karst, which is …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• cone karst —    1. A karst landscape dominated by low conical (or hemispherical) hills that forms only in wet tropical climates. The type example is Gunung Sewu in Java. Individual hills are remarkably uniform, each some few hundred meters in diameter and… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology