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Karst:
A landscape that is characterized by the features of solution weathering and erosion in the subsurface. These features include caves, sinkholes, disappearing streams and subsurface drainage.
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karst -- n. A type of topography formed by dissolution of rocks like limestone and gypsum that is characterized by sinkholes, caves, and subterranean passages.

Karst:
An area possessing surface topography resulting from the underground solution of subsurface limestone or dolomite.

karst A landscape that develops from the action of ground water in areas of easily soluble rocks. Characterized by caves, underground drainage and sinkholes.

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[edit] Caves and Karst
As a doctoral student at McMaster University, Goodchild rediscovered Castleguard Cave (20 kilometers long, the longest cave in Canada).

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See also: Area, Region, Location, Erosion, Surface

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