Karst - Wikipedia
网页Karst (/ kɑːrst /) is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite.
Karst - National Geographic Society
网页2024年7月3日 · Karst is an area of land made up of limestone. Limestone, also known as chalk or calcium carbonate, is a soft rock that dissolves in water. As rainwater seeps into the rock, it slowly erodes. Karst landscapes can be worn away from the top or dissolved from a weak point inside the rock.
Karst | Limestone, Sinkholes & Caves | Britannica
网页2024年8月6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 excavating effects of underground water on massive soluble limestone. The term originally applied to the Karst (or Kras)
喀斯特（以石灰岩和白云岩为主）_百度百科
网页喀斯特（KARST）即岩溶，是水对可溶性岩石（碳酸盐岩 、石膏、岩盐等）进行以化学溶蚀作用为主，流水的冲蚀、潜蚀和崩塌等机械作用为辅的地质作用，以及由这些作用所产生的现象的总称。 由 喀斯特作用 所造成地貌，称 喀斯特地貌 （岩溶地貌）。 “喀斯特” (Karst)原是 南斯拉夫 西北部 伊斯特拉半岛 上的石灰岩高原的地名，意思是岩石裸露的地方。 那里有发育 典型 的 岩溶地貌。 “喀斯特”一词即为岩溶地貌的代称。 中国 是世界上对 喀斯特地貌 现 …
South China Karst - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
网页The World Heritage Property of South China Karst is a serial property that includes seven karst clusters in four Provinces: Shilin Karst, Libo Karst, Wulong Karst, Guilin Karst, Shibing Karst, Jinfoshan Karst, and Huanjiang Karst. The total area is 97,125 hectares, with a buffer zone of 176,228 hectares.
Karst Landscapes - Caves and Karst (U.S. National Park Service)
网页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 associated with soluble rock types such as limestone, marble, and gypsum.
12.1: Karst Landscapes and Systems - Geosciences LibreTexts
网页2023年11月24日 · Karst Values, Systems, and Ecosystems. Karst is important for a wide variety of reasons. On a global scale a significant portion (15-20%) of the Earth’s surface is underlain by limestone (and other soluble bedrock types) that have the potential to …
12.2: Karst Landscapes, Landforms, and Surface Features
网页2023年11月24日 · For example, in BC a variety of karst landscapes over a range of different climatic, geologic, and geomorphic settings such as: shoreline karst along the coast, forested karst at low and mid elevations, covered karst in the interior of BC, and alpine karst at high elevations on the coast and the Rockies. [1]
Learn About Karst - National Cave and Karst Research Institute
网页Karst provides important resources beyond drainage and drinking water. It offers habitat for unusual, rare, and endangered species in its caves, springs, and among its unusual landforms. Some of the most fantastically scenic landscapes on Earth are in karst.
Cave - Karst Topography, Limestone, Erosion | Britannica
网页2024年9月6日 · The Hölloch Cave, the world’s third longest at 133 kilometres, is found in the Swiss Alps. Individual limestone massifs capped with karst plateaus and abounding with deep caves occur in the Austrian Alps. Karst is more of a local affair in northern Europe with relatively small caves in Germany and Scandinavia.
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