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7,900 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi), or 19% of the surface of Switzerland, is karst, within this area lies the majority of the 7,500 currently known Swiss caves, with an accumulated passage length of more than 1,200 kilometres
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Gerson, Ran (February 1974). "Karst processes of the eastern upper Galilee, Northern Israel".
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area in northern Sweden contains several cave systems developed on carbonate stata of the
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which includes some of the largest gypsum caves in the world, including the
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Much of Florida’s landscape is composed of “karst” landforms.
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Exploring Myanmar's vast network of limestone caves'
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region (70% of the territory of Montenegro is Karst)
3452: 2822: 3323:Karst and caves of the Shan plateau in Myanmar' 2807:region of eastern Wisconsin, especially around 1744:with the largest cave outside Tatra Mountains, 3178: 942:, forming huge limestone plateaus such as the 504:Shikoku Karst Prefectural Natural Park (Ehime) 347:Yana Caves -Karnatka (Uttar Kanada District) 3237:"Wisata Gua Salukangkallang yang Menantang" 2703:and its northern extensions, including the 1777:"Mira d'Aire"'s Karst cave system, Portugal 253:Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area 1048:(405 km (156 sq mi)), near 288:National Forest park, forming part of the 3422:. Ukcaves.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-06-08. 3410:. Ukcaves.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-06-08. 3398:. Ukcaves.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-06-08. 3386:. Ukcaves.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-06-08. 3374:. Ukcaves.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-06-08. 3205:Geomorphological Landscapes of the World. 2070:cave system. Depending on definition the 1783:Natural Park Serras d'Aire and Candeeiros 1001: 3218:. Virtual Globetrotting. 3 November 2011 3133:, southern Waikato Region (North Island) 2524: 2120:regions in the northeastern edge of the 1955: 1885: 1772: 1764: 1005: 840: 536: 354: 206: 188: 170: 152: 103:Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve 63: 24:is a geological formation shaped by the 2271:and adjacent parts of North Wales coast 443: 408:Bantimurung - Bulusaraung National Park 3453: 3286: 2205:Marlbank-Cuilcagh Mountain Region, in 3321:Joerg Dreybrodt and Helmut Steiner, ' 2877: 2647:Kamas Ranch and Alabaster Cavern area 3151:, Canterbury District (South Island) 2774:Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois 2242:Southern and western regions of the 1769:"Mira d'Aire"'s Karst Lake, Portugal 359:Karst landscape at Rammang-Rammang, 319:– the world's second deepest cave), 3396:Forest Of Dean – Longest caves 3384:Northern Dales – Longest caves 3188:. Speleogenesis Information Network 3155: 2670:Black Hills (Wind Cave, Jewel Cave) 2500:Illinois Caverns State Natural Area 2199: 13: 3186:"Glossary of Cave and Karst Terms" 3145:, West Coast Region (South Island) 3014:Kintore Caves Conservation Reserve 2839:Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 1960:El Torcal (Antequera – Spain) 339:or Bora Guhalu in Andhra Pradesh. 48:. It has also been documented for 14: 3492: 3267:Israel Nature and Parks Authority 3027:Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park 2574:Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore 2132: 1526:and the largest cave in Hungary ( 1280: 3420:South Wales – Longest caves 3263:"Stalactite Cave Nature Reserve" 2990:, the deepest limestone cave in 2919: 2438: 2275: 1667:North Region, located mostly in 541:Dunnieh mountains, North Lebanon 416:The Spectacular Tower Karst Area 292:scenic area, World Heritage Site 97:Madagascar dry deciduous forests 28:of a layer or layers of soluble 3425: 3413: 3401: 3389: 3377: 3365: 2502:and Illinois Sinkhole Plain in 1724:(Góry Świętokrzyskie) with the 1482:region in the federal state of 857:Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park 659:region, Palestinian territories 109: 3345: 3328: 3315: 3280: 3255: 3229: 3199: 3127:, Tasman Region (South Island) 3121:, Tasman Region (South Island) 3112: 3081:Mole Creek Karst National Park 3054:Naracoorte Caves National Park 2902: 2630:Carlsbad Caverns National Park 2096: 1718:(Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska) 1673:Pasvalys district municipality 1312:List of karst areas in Estonia 845:Karsts in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam 735: 663: 1: 3171: 3010:Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park 2914:Southern Karst of Puerto Rico 2909:Northern Karst of Puerto Rico 2823:Central America and Caribbean 1935:), a plateau in southwestern 1696: 75: 3435:. Department of Conservation 3433:"Cave Stream Scenic Reserve" 3309:10.1016/0022-1694(74)90033-X 3216:"Xiaozhai Tiankeng sinkhole" 3003: 2972: 2244:Brecon Beacons National Park 1669:Biržai district municipality 1661: 1505:, a plateau in northeastern 1249:Plitvice Lakes National Park 911:Karaburun Peninsula, Albania 650: 350: 7: 3408:Assynt – Longest caves 3372:Mendip – Longest caves 2805:Eastern Ridges and Lowlands 2212: 2074:can be classified as karst. 1881: 1829: 1825:merokarst of eastern Serbia 1760: 1753:small region near the town 1187: 1025: 761: 562: 496:Island and other islets of 10: 3497: 2998: 2957:(the world's southernmost 2889: 2884:Los Haitises National Park 2352:Wood Buffalo National Park 2137: 2107: 2027:nature preserve, southern 1788: 1742:Králický Sněžník Mountains 1538: 1489: 1440: 1309: 1305: 1233: 1229:Karlukovo Karst Geocomplex 985: 916: 887: 836: 768:Ao Phang Nga National Park 752:North Chungcheong Province 630: 578:Kilim Karst Geoforest Park 532: 306: 257:UNESCO World Heritage Site 243:UNESCO World Heritage Site 52:-resistant rocks, such as 2924: 2827: 2614:Great Basin National Park 2483:Florida Karst Topography 2377: 2280: 2048: 1943:, which gave the name to 1813: 1716:Kraków-Częstochowa Upland 1709: 1316: 882: 820: 804: 569:Gunung Mulu National Park 59: 3481:Dinaric karst formations 2944: 2518:and uplands of southern 2236: 1951: 1679: 1584: 1275:list of caves in Croatia 1022:Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian 896:area in central Eastern 742:Gangwon-do (South Korea) 472: 421:Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat 330: 302:, Chongqing Municipality 263:Shaanxi tiankeng cluster 222: 2861: 2837:including parts of the 2488:Florida Karst Resources 2296:Monkman Provincial Park 1736:Jaskinia Wielka Śnieżna 1328:Massif de Larra-Belagua 924:Northern Limestone Alps 510: 460:Palestinian territories 148: 2533: 2334:Port au Port Peninsula 2054:Various places in the 1961: 1932: 1924: 1894: 1778: 1770: 1630: 1622: 1528:Aggtelek National Park 1447:Franconian Switzerland 1164:Bosnia and Herzegovina 1154:in the border area of 1143:Bosnia and Herzegovina 1126:Bosnia and Herzegovina 1109:Bosnia and Herzegovina 1092:Bosnia and Herzegovina 1075:Bosnia and Herzegovina 1058:Bosnia and Herzegovina 1041:Bosnia and Herzegovina 1014: 1002:Bosnia and Herzegovina 922:Eastern region of the 846: 542: 364: 219: 204: 186: 168: 72: 3471:Geology-related lists 3362:, accessed June 2009. 3143:Paparoa National Park 2833:Eastern foothills of 2528: 2360:Northwest Territories 2347:Northwest Territories 2183:Three Counties System 1959: 1889: 1776: 1768: 1746:Jaskinia Niedźwiedzia 1641:Castelluccio (Norcia) 1514:Hills in Transdanubia 1009: 844: 811:Kenting National Park 540: 358: 271:, World Heritage Site 210: 192: 174: 156: 120:Western Cape Province 67: 3289:Journal of Hydrology 3137:Oparara Basin Arches 2988:Haitón del Guarataro 2951:Madre de Dios Island 2705:Palo Pinto Mountains 2426:Sierra de Tamaulipas 2404:Cacahuamilpa grottos 2122:Carpathian Mountains 1751:Kaczawskie Mountains 1722:Holy Cross Mountains 1573:Tullyskeherny, near 1520:, thermal karst area 1406:Chartreuse Mountains 1376:Mont Sainte-Victoire 926:in the provinces of 444:Israel and Palestine 239:Zhijin Cave, Guizhou 99:, western Madagascar 3301:1974JHyd...21..131G 3103:Yarrangobilly Caves 2850:near the center of 2644:and Arbuckle Uplift 2565:Presque Isle County 2066:, most notably the 2025:Torcal de Antequera 2000:Natural Park area, 1337:Pierre-Saint-Martin 410:in (Maros Regency) 138:North West Province 3476:Lists of landforms 3243:on January 9, 2012 3041:Swan Coastal Plain 3022:Northern Territory 2980:Sierra de San Luis 2878:Dominican Republic 2817:Potawatomi Islands 2801:Niagara Escarpment 2680:Cumberland Plateau 2642:Arbuckle Mountains 2584:Missouri, Arkansas 2578:Munising, Michigan 2534: 2315:Niagara Escarpment 2264:Esclusham Mountain 2126:Optymistychna Cave 2015:Castilla-La Mancha 2011:province of Cuenca 1962: 1895: 1779: 1771: 1563:Dringeen Oughter, 1391:Vaucluse Mountains 1156:Završje (Tropolje) 1122:Završje (Tropolje) 1105:Završje (Tropolje) 1054:Završje (Tropolje) 1015: 867:Ninh Bình Province 847: 543: 365: 341:Patal Bhuvaneshwar 220: 211:Phong Nha Cave in 205: 187: 169: 73: 69:Tsingy de Bemaraha 3162:Nakanai Mountains 3098:Western Australia 3049:Western Australia 3035:Western Australia 2931:Lagoa Santa Karst 2755:Smoke Hole Canyon 2733:Shenandoah Valley 2327:Limestone Plain, 2072:stacks of Gotland 1939:and northeastern 1795:Apuseni Mountains 1553:Ballydotia, near 1484:Baden-Württemberg 1396:Dévoluy Mountains 1197:karst (including 1063:Nevesinjsko polje 992:Fondry des Chiens 863:Tam Cốc-Bích Động 604:Perlis State Park 280:Xiaozhai Tiankeng 269:South China Karst 249:Jiuzhaigou Valley 213:Phong Nha-Ke Bang 3488: 3466:Karst formations 3445: 3444: 3442: 3440: 3429: 3423: 3417: 3411: 3405: 3399: 3393: 3387: 3381: 3375: 3369: 3363: 3349: 3343: 3342:, 13 April 2018. 3332: 3326: 3325:, November 2015. 3319: 3313: 3312: 3284: 3278: 3277: 3275: 3273: 3259: 3253: 3252: 3250: 3248: 3239:. Archived from 3233: 3227: 3226: 3224: 3223: 3212: 3206: 3203: 3197: 3196: 3194: 3193: 3182: 3166:East New Britain 3156:Papua New Guinea 3149:Craigieburn area 2768:Swago Karst Area 2760:Greenbrier River 2567:near and around 2543:Bluegrass region 2450:Kosciusko Island 2364:Avon Peninsula, 2310:British Columbia 2306:Vancouver Island 2300:British Columbia 2291:British Columbia 2207:County Fermanagh 2200:Northern Ireland 2035:Cerro del Hierro 2007:Ciudad Encantada 1991:mountain range, 1970:Basque mountains 1945:karst topography 1872:Muránska planina 1804:Bucegi Mountains 1358:Causse du Larzac 946:, Hagengebirge, 506:, Shikoku, Japan 488:Hiraodai Plateau 479:Akiyoshi Plateau 91:Ankarana Reserve 3496: 3495: 3491: 3490: 3489: 3487: 3486: 3485: 3451: 3450: 3449: 3448: 3438: 3436: 3431: 3430: 3426: 3418: 3414: 3406: 3402: 3394: 3390: 3382: 3378: 3370: 3366: 3350: 3346: 3333: 3329: 3320: 3316: 3285: 3281: 3271: 3269: 3261: 3260: 3256: 3246: 3244: 3235: 3234: 3230: 3221: 3219: 3214: 3213: 3209: 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823: 807: 788:Area, southern 764: 738: 709:Chocolate Hills 696:Puerto Princesa 666: 653: 633: 565: 535: 513: 475: 446: 425:East Kalimantan 404:Rammang-Rammang 382:Gombong Selatan 369:Ajamaru Plateau 353: 343:in Uttarakhand. 333: 309: 225: 151: 112: 82:Anjajavy Forest 78: 62: 12: 11: 5: 3494: 3484: 3483: 3478: 3473: 3468: 3463: 3447: 3446: 3424: 3412: 3400: 3388: 3376: 3364: 3344: 3334:Marie Starr, ' 3327: 3314: 3295:(2): 131–152. 3279: 3254: 3228: 3207: 3198: 3176: 3175: 3173: 3170: 3169: 3168: 3157: 3154: 3153: 3152: 3146: 3140: 3134: 3128: 3122: 3114: 3111: 3110: 3109: 3100: 3087: 3078: 3072:Wombeyan Caves 3069: 3060: 3051: 3037: 3031:Margaret River 3024: 3005: 3002: 3000: 2997: 2996: 2995: 2986:, location of 2974: 2971: 2970: 2969: 2946: 2943: 2942: 2941: 2926: 2923: 2921: 2918: 2917: 2916: 2911: 2904: 2901: 2900: 2899: 2891: 2888: 2887: 2886: 2879: 2876: 2875: 2874: 2872:Viñales Valley 2863: 2860: 2859: 2858: 2845: 2835:Maya Mountains 2829: 2826: 2824: 2821: 2820: 2819: 2813:Door Peninsula 2798: 2794:and northwest 2780:Driftless Area 2771: 2770: 2765: 2757: 2752: 2749:Germany Valley 2740: 2739: 2724: 2723: 2708: 2707: 2688: 2687: 2681: 2672: 2671: 2662: 2661: 2649: 2648: 2645: 2633: 2632: 2621: 2620: 2601: 2600: 2581: 2580: 2571: 2556: 2555: 2549: 2523: 2522: 2516:Mitchell Plain 2507: 2506: 2491: 2490: 2485: 2473: 2472: 2470:Cochise County 2457: 2456: 2440: 2437: 2436: 2435: 2434: 2433: 2423: 2422: 2421: 2410: 2401: 2391: 2379: 2376: 2375: 2374: 2368: 2362: 2349: 2345:region in the 2340: 2331: 2321: 2312: 2302: 2293: 2282: 2279: 2277: 2274: 2273: 2272: 2266: 2256: 2246: 2238: 2235: 2234: 2233: 2227: 2221: 2214: 2211: 2210: 2209: 2201: 2198: 2197: 2196: 2191:including the 2189:Forest of Dean 2186: 2172: 2163: 2139: 2136: 2134: 2133:United Kingdom 2131: 2130: 2129: 2109: 2106: 2105: 2104: 2103:(750 mi). 2098: 2095: 2094: 2093: 2075: 2050: 2047: 2046: 2045: 2031: 2021: 2004: 1995: 1989:Serra del Cadí 1986: 1976: 1953: 1950: 1949: 1948: 1914: 1912:Lower Carniola 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Index

Karst
dissolution
bedrock
carbonate rock
limestone
dolomite
gypsum
weathering
quartzite

Tsingy de Bemaraha
Anjajavy Forest
Madagascar
Ankarana Reserve
Madagascar dry deciduous forests
Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
Oudtshoorn
Western Cape Province
KwaZulu Natal
West Rand
Gauteng
North West Province
KwaZulu Natal

Shilin
Yunnan
China

Lijiang
Guilin

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