Karst landscapes and the landforms of dissolving limestone, such as tower karst, poljes, limestone pavements, karst windows and stone forests. Karst develops where soluble rock such as limestone, dolomite or gypsum is dissolved by slightly acid water, leaving sinking streams, caves and strangely sculpted surfaces. A landform belongs here when its cited article names karst as its setting or origin. Each member is placed by what its own article says it is, never by its name alone.
Karst Landscapes and Landforms
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Wikipedia: Karst
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Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite.
Limestone pavement (Wikipedia)
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A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement.
Polje (Wikipedia)
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A polje, also called karst polje or karst field, is a large flat plain found in karstic geological regions of the world, with areas usually in the range of 5-400 km2 (2-154 sq mi).
Tower karst (Wikipedia)
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Tower karst are tall rock structures made up of soluble rock such as limestone.
Karst window (Wikipedia)
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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 within a sinkhole.
Popovo Polje (Wikipedia)
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Popovo Polje (Serbo-Croatian: Popovo polje / Попово поље, pronounced [pɔ̌pɔʋɔ pɔ̂ʎɛ]), is a karst field in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in a southernmost region of the country, near the Adriatic coast.
The Burren (Wikipedia)
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The Burren ( BURR-ən; Irish: Boirinn, meaning 'rocky district') is a karst/glaciokarst landscape centred in County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland.
Viñales Valley (Wikipedia)
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Viñales Valley (Spanish: Valle de Viñales) is a karstic depression in Cuba.
El Torcal de Antequera (Wikipedia)
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It is known for its unusual landforms and is regarded as one of the most impressive karst landscapes in Europe.
Thermokarst (Wikipedia)
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Thermokarst is a type of terrain characterised by very irregular surfaces of marshy hollows and small hummocks formed when ice-rich permafrost thaws.
Paleocollapse (Wikipedia)
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Paleocollapse is a rock structure resembling the karst landform, but is formed essentially by the dissolution of underlying sedimentary rock.
Blatnica Valley (Wikipedia)
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The Blatnica Valley (Slovak: Blatnická dolina) is a karst valley in the Greater Fatra Range in Slovakia.
Delika canyon (Wikipedia)
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The Delika canyon (Spanish: Cañón de Délica, Basque: Delikako arroila) is a karst canyon of Spain, located in the province of Álava.
Hạ Long Bay (Wikipedia)
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The name Hạ Long means "descending dragon". It features thousands of limestone karsts and islets in various shapes and sizes, for which it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular travel destination.
The Pinnacles (Western Australia) (Wikipedia)
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The Pinnacles are limestone formations within Nambung National Park, near the town of Cervantes, Western Australia.
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