Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
karst tower — in areas of carboniferous limestone where certain portions of the rock contains fewer weaknesses, especially joints, then weathering of these portions will be slower than the surrounding rock mass, eventually leaving them standing separately as … Geography glossary
tower karst — a) A type of tropical karst topography characterized by isolated, steep sided, residual limestone hills or ridges with vertical or near vertical walls, and may be relatively flat topped; commonly surrounded by a flat alluvial plain or lagoons … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
karst cone — A conically shaped residual hill in karst with a rounded top and relatively steep, convex (e.g., parabolic) side slopes, commonly in tropical climates. Compare: karst tower, mogote. SW & WW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
tower karst — , towerkarst, turmkarst 1. A spectacular variety of karst landscape dominated by steep or vertical sided limestone towers each 30–300m high. By far the most extensive and best developed tower karst is the Guangxi province of southern China … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Karst — Turmkarst Landschaft, Guilin (China) Pinnac … Deutsch Wikipedia
karst — (Internationally used term, originally the German form of the Slavic word kras or krš, meaning a bleak waterless place; it is the German name for a district east of Trieste having such terrane.) A terrane, generally underlain by limestone or… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
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
cupola karst — A type of karst topography common in the tropics in which the residual hills rise in hemispherical or dome capped mounds from intervening depressions or sinkholes [20]. See also cone karst; cupola; pinnacle karst; tower karst. Synonyms:… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
cone karst — A variety of kegel karst topography, common in the tropics (e.g., Puerto Rico, Pacific Basin Islands) characterized by steep sided, cone shaped residual hills and ridges separated by star shaped depressions, broader valleys, or lagoons. These… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
kegel karst — A general name used to describe several types of humid tropical karst landscapes characterized by numerous, closely spaced cone (cone karst), hemispherical (halbkugelkarst), or tower shaped (tower karst) hills with vertical or near vertical… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
