Karst (/kɑːrst/) is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by... 36 KB (3,858 words) - 03:13, 13 April 2024 |
Look up Karst or karst in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In the early days of planning of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) during the 1990s... 3 KB (296 words) - 01:40, 24 September 2022 |
Look up karst in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Karst usually refers to karst topography, a landscape shaped by the dissolution of layers of soluble... 648 bytes (115 words) - 00:37, 4 April 2024 |
Aquifer (redirect from Karst aquifer) aquitards; confined versus unconfined; isotropic versus anisotropic; porous, karst, or fractured; transboundary aquifer. Groundwater from aquifers can be sustainably... 35 KB (4,264 words) - 01:16, 29 March 2024 |
A karst spring or karstic spring is a spring (exsurgence, outflow of groundwater) that is part of a karst hydrological system. Because of their often... 8 KB (794 words) - 13:11, 6 October 2023 |
The Karst Plateau or the Karst region (Slovene: Kras, Italian: Carso), also locally called Karst, is a karst plateau region extending across the border... 12 KB (1,365 words) - 16:49, 7 March 2024 |
Atoll (redirect from Antecedent karst model of atoll formation) Two different, well-cited models, the subsidence model and the antecedent karst model, have been used to explain the development of atolls. According to... 27 KB (2,661 words) - 05:21, 16 January 2024 |
Tower karst are tall rock structures made up of soluble rock such as limestone. Tower karst forms as near-vertical joints and fractures are eroded downward... 2 KB (152 words) - 21:02, 7 March 2024 |
Karst as a surname may refer to one of the following persons. Friedrich Karst (1893–1975), German highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht Gene... 672 bytes (127 words) - 14:02, 3 November 2023 |
Dinaric Alps (redirect from Dinaric karst) Karst Plateau, which has given its name to all such terrains of limestone eroded by groundwater. The Dinarides are known for being composed of karst –... 24 KB (1,816 words) - 12:44, 30 March 2024 |
Sinkhole (category Dinaric karst formations) infiltration into sediment or crumbled rock. Most sinkholes are caused by karst processes – the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks, collapse or suffosion... 54 KB (5,804 words) - 13:59, 17 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... 7 KB (707 words) - 18:44, 25 June 2023 |
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... 3 KB (342 words) - 01:48, 13 January 2022 |
Karst topography is a geological formation shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone... 22 KB (1,954 words) - 03:26, 13 April 2024 |
Hạ Long Bay (section Karst geomorphology value) is a part of Vân Đồn district. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and islets in various shapes and sizes. Hạ Long Bay is a center of a larger... 54 KB (6,415 words) - 12:46, 15 April 2024 |
The Karst Shepherd (Slovene: kraški ovčar listen or kraševec listen) is a breed of dog of the livestock guardian type, originating in Slovenia. This breed... 8 KB (1,043 words) - 08:24, 18 May 2023 |
The Moravian Karst (Czech: Moravský kras) is a karst landscape and protected landscape area to the north of Brno in the South Moravian Region of the Czech... 4 KB (269 words) - 08:20, 14 April 2024 |
The Slovak Karst (Slovak: Slovenský kras) is one of the mountain ranges of the Slovenské Rudohorie mountains in the Carpathians in southern Slovakia.... 5 KB (489 words) - 07:37, 29 February 2024 |
Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (redirect from H. Karst.) 1881 - The Meteorite and its Organisms. The standard author abbreviation H.Karst. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name... 4 KB (309 words) - 20:48, 28 March 2024 |
seven karst clusters in four Provinces: Shilin Karst, Libo Karst, Wulong Karst, Guilin Karst, Shibing Karst, Jinfoshan Karst, and Huanjiang Karst. The... 6 KB (459 words) - 15:39, 12 April 2024 |
Yucatán Peninsula (redirect from Yucatan Karst) depths. The whole of the Yucatán Peninsula is an unconfined flat lying karst landscape. Sinkholes, known locally as cenotes, are widespread in the northern... 25 KB (2,520 words) - 01:55, 23 February 2024 |
(29 mi) from Italy to Croatia. The term "Karst topography" refers to that of southwestern Slovenia's Karst Plateau, a limestone region of underground... 226 KB (20,721 words) - 07:25, 27 April 2024 |
Karst lakes are formed as the result of a collapse of caves, especially in water-soluble rocks such as limestone, gypsum and dolomite. This process is... 3 KB (317 words) - 09:20, 23 April 2023 |
2009 attack on the Dutch royal family (redirect from Karst Tates) family in modern times. The driver, identified as 38-year-old Dutch national Karst Roeland Tates, was treated by members of the fire brigade and police, taken... 24 KB (2,123 words) - 21:12, 25 April 2024 |
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... 30 KB (3,020 words) - 20:50, 19 April 2024 |
Fissure (section Karst terrain) is classified as karst. Other parts of the world with large areas of karst include the Caribbean, China, and Australia. Typical karst hydrogeology consists... 12 KB (979 words) - 08:41, 22 April 2024 |
Makhtesh Ramon (redirect from Karst Crater) Makhtesh Ramon (Hebrew: מכתש רמון; lit. Ramon Crater/Makhtesh; Arabic: وادي الرمان; lit. The Ruman Wadi) is a geological feature of Israel's Negev desert... 11 KB (1,097 words) - 19:07, 16 March 2024 |
Guilin (redirect from Kweilin Karst) located in the region. The city has long been renowned for its scenery of karst topography. Guilin is one of China's most popular tourist destinations,... 39 KB (2,636 words) - 17:34, 26 April 2024 |
National Speleological Society (redirect from Journal of Cave and Karst Studies) number of publications, including: NSS News, monthly Journal of Cave and Karst Studies (quarterly), formerly NSS Bulletin (from 1940 to 1995). Membership... 11 KB (775 words) - 17:51, 9 February 2024 |
The Woodville Karst Plain is a 450-square-mile (1,200 km2) karst area that runs from Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. to the Gulf of Mexico separated by the... 4 KB (404 words) - 02:42, 3 August 2023 |