Karst - Wikipedia
Karst (/ kɑːrst /) is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite.
Karst | Limestone, Sinkholes & Caves | Britannica
2024年10月4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.
South China Karst - Wikipedia
The South China Karst World Heritage property protects a diversity of spectacular and iconic continental karst landscapes, including tower karst (fenglin), pinnacle karst (shilin) and cone karst (fengcong), as well as other karst phenomena such as Tiankeng karst (giant dolines), table mountains and gorges.
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 associated with soluble rock types such as limestone, marble, and gypsum.
Karst - National Geographic Society
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 …
12.2: Karst Landscapes, Landforms, and Surface Features
2023年11月24日 · Karst Surface Features. 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 faces, particularly limestone.
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, cave entrance zones or large sinkholes, as well as the broader karst landscape.
What Is Karst Topography? - WorldAtlas
2021年3月24日 · Derived from the Paleoeuropean word for stone, karra, and called carusardius in Latin, Karst topography, prevalent in the European lands, is attested as "grast" in Slovenia since 1177, and "kras" in Croatia since 1230.
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 extremely vulnerable to contamination. What is Karst? Karst aquifers are a vital groundwater resource in the United States.
WHAT IS KARST? - Commission on Karst Hydrogeology
by Derek Ford & Paul Williams (Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology, Wiley, 2007, p. 1) “ We may define karst as comprising terrain with distinctive hydrology and landforms that arise from a combination of high rock solubility and well developed secondary (fracture) porosity.