Earth and Environment Atlas

How The Planet Works
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Geological Formation

Limestone pavement

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement. The term is used mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland, where many of these landforms have developed distinctive surface patterning resembling paving blocks, and similar landforms elsewhere in the world are known as alvars.

Connections

Caused By

Source Limestone pavement (Wikipedia)

In Discipline

Source Limestone pavement (Wikipedia)
Sources
Limestone pavement (Wikipedia)
  • In Discipline: Speleology, Lead paragraph
    A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement
  • Caused By: Karstification, Lead paragraph
    A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement
  • In Group: Karst Landscapes and Landforms, Lead paragraph
    A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement.
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.