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karst


karst landscape
Features of karst landscapes. (1) phreatic zone; (2) sink hole or doline; (3) polje; (4) vadose region; (5) swallow holes; (6) vauclusian spring; (7) limestone pavement; (8) kamenitza
A limestone topography (named after the Karst region of Slovenia), which typically includes collapsed caverns, sink holes where streams disappear underground, and areas of bare limestone pavement.


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