Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
cockpit karst — (Jamaican.) 1. Term describing an area containing numerous scattered, yet closely spaced dolines; generally a tropical karst land form. The corresponding Yugoslav term may more accurately be translated as ‘pock marked’ karst. 2. Tropical … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Karst — Turmkarst Landschaft, Guilin (China) Pinnac … Deutsch Wikipedia
cockpit — A crudely star shaped, closed depression (i.e., large sinkhole) in tropical karst having an inverted conical or slightly concave floor, with an irregular or serrate perimeter formed by subsidiary solution channels and corridors into adjacent… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
karst — A kind of topography formed in limestone, gypsum, or other soluble rocks by dissolution, and that is characterized by closed depressions, sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage. Various types of karst can be recognized depending upon the… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Karst topography — is a landscape shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite. Due to subterranean drainage, there may be very limited surface water, even to the absence of all rivers and… … Wikipedia
Cockpit (Begriffsklärung) — Cockpit (engl. cockpit = Hahnengrube) steht für: Cockpit, den Führerplatz eines Luftfahrzeugs Führerstand, den Fahrerplatz eines Landfahrzeugs Plicht, einen Teil an Deck eines Sportbootes Vereinigung Cockpit, eine Vereinigung für Piloten und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Karst — Exemple de paysage karstique Le karst est une structure géomorphologique résultant de l érosion hydrochimique et hydraulique de formations de roches carbonatées, principalement de formations calcaires. Des phénomènes d érosion de type karstique… … Wikipédia en Français
Cockpit (géologie) — 18° 18′ N 77° 42′ W / 18.30, 77.70 … Wikipédia en Français
Cockpit Country — Region, western central Jamaica. Covering some 500 sq mi (1,300 sq km), the area has typical karst topography, with conical hills rising above sinkholes with sharp, precipitous sides (called cockpits ). This inhospitable terrain provided refuge… … Universalium
Cockpit Country — Región en la parte centro occidental de Jamaica. Cubre unos 1.300 km2 (500 mi2) y tiene la topografía típica de karst, con cerros cónicos que se elevan por sobre los sumideros y con laderas de caída brusca y escarpadas, corrientes subterráneas y… … Enciclopedia Universal
