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All Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Caves, caverns, sinkholes, dolines and karst landscapes produced by the dissolution of soluble rock, chiefly limestone and dolomite, by acidic water, following the karst landform class of standard geomorphology. Includes cave systems (Waitomo Caves, Krubera Cave, Marble Caves), sinkholes and collapse dolines, and karst tower and pinnacle landscapes where dissolution leaves isolated limestone hills and forests standing (Tsingy de Bemaraha, Shilin Stone Forest, Li River Karst, Chocolate Hills). Belongs here: any formation whose defining shape comes from the dissolution of soluble rock. Does not belong here: a water-filled vertical karst shaft with its own strong regional identity and naming convention (Cenotes), or a formation shaped by mechanical erosion with no dissolution involved (Gorges and Canyons, Other Erosional Landforms).

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Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. 1
All Karst Caves and Sinkholes
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Abrskil Cave

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Anchialine System

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Anchor Church

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Aran Islands

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Avatar Hallelujah Mountain

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Batu Caves

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Benagil Cave

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Bight (geography)

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Blatnica Valley

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Blowhole (geology)

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Calanque

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Carlsbad Caverns

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Cava d'Ispica

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Cave

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Cave of Crystals

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Chocolate Hills

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Cirque

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Cockpit Country

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Danxia Landform

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Darvaza Gas Crater

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Delika canyon

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El Torcal de Antequera

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Glen

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Great Blue Hole

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Grotto

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Guilin Karst

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Gunung Mulu Caves

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Ha Long Bay

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Honeycomb Weathering

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Jack Cade's Cavern

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Jenolan Caves

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Jiuzhaigou

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Karst

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Karst Window

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Kornati

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Krubera Cave

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Li River Karst

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Limestone pavement

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Mammoth Cave

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Marble Caves, Patagonia

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Meander

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Medes Islands

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Montserrat (mountain)

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Movile Cave

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Paleocollapse

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Pediment

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Phang Nga Bay

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Pinge

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Polje

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Popovo Polje

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Reed Flute Cave

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Rio Secreto

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Rock Shelter

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Rosh HaNikra Grottoes

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Salt cave

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Sarawak Chamber

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Sea Cave

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Skocjan Caves

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Son Doong Cave

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Sotano de las Golondrinas

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Stalactite

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Stalagmite

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Stone Forest, Shilin

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Sumidero Canyon

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Talus cave

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

The Burren

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

The Pinnacles Desert

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Thermokarst

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Tower Karst

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Triglav Lakes Valley

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Tsingy de Bemaraha

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Tsingy Rouge

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Turda Gorge

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Viñales Valley

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Waitomo Caves

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Wulong Karst

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Yana (Rock Formations)

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Zhangjiajie Sandstone Pillars

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

Zhijin Cave

Karst Caves and Sinkholes
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1. Wikipedia: Karst
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Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite.
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