Look up: Karst

1. karst
   n. A type of topography formed by dissolution of rocks like limestone and gypsum that is characterized by sinkholes, caves, and subterranean passages.
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2. Karst
   A geologic formation of irregular limestone deposits with sinks, underground streams, and caverns.
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3. Karst
   A geologic formation of irregular limestone deposits with sinks, underground streams, and caverns.
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4. Karst
   (from the article `Bosnia and Herzegovina`) ...and Raduša, run in a northwest-southeast direction. The highest peak, reaching 7,828 feet (2,386 metres), is Magli, near the border with ... ...underground rivers, and the absence of surface streams and lakes. It results from the excavating effects of underground water on massive solub...
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5. karst
   terrain usually characterized by barren, rocky ground, caves, sinkholes, underground rivers, and the absence of surface streams and lakes. It results ... [9 related articles]
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6. Karst
   Landform type with limestone bedrock and dominated by geomorphic features created from solution chemical weathering.
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7. KARST
   Terrain with special landforms and drainage characteristics due to greater solubility of certain rocks (notably carbonate rocks such as limestone, dolomite or magnesite) in natural waters. Derived from the geographical name 'krs' from part of the karst terrain in Slovenia.
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8. Karst
   Karst (kärst) , Ital. Carso, Slovenian Kras, limestone plateau, W Slovenia, N of Istria and extending c.50 mi (80 km) SE from the lower Isonzo (Soča) valley between the Bay of Trieste and the Julian Alps. It is characterized by deep gullies, caves, sinkholes, and underground drainage̵...
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9. karst
   Landscape characterized by remarkable surface and underground forms, created as a result of the action of water on permeable limestone. The feature takes its name from the Karst (meaning dry) region on the Adriatic coast of Slovenia and Croatia, but the name is applied to landscapes throughout the w...
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10. Karst
    `Karst topography` is a geologic formation shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or publisher=http://www.speleogenesis.info/ Speleogenesis.info |url=http://www.speleogenesis.info/glossary/ |accessdate=2009-05-04-->--> but has also...
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11. KARST
    `Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope` (`KARST`) is a Chinese telescope project to which FAST is a forerunner. KARST is a set of large spherical reflectors on karst landforms, which are bowlshaped limestone sinkholes named after the Kras region in Slovenia and Northern Italy. It will cons...
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