: an irregular limestone region with sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns
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Their 13 acres on Fitzhugh’s winding road has eight karst features in the form of natural springs, which could be contaminated by runoff from the amphitheater, making their well water dangerous.
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Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Jan. 2024
Among the hundreds of caves hidden in the limestone karsts of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, a work of art faded into a rock wall could be of global importance.
—Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Railay West Beach, Thailand On the Railay peninsula's west side, Krabi's famous karsts meet a simply stunning jade-green lagoon.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2023
The curving beach is punctuated by towering creviced karsts — the limestone formations that have made Railay a world-class destination for rock-climbing — and the emerald lagoon is a paradise for kayaking and paddle boarding.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
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Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Jan. 2024
Among the hundreds of caves hidden in the limestone karsts of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, a work of art faded into a rock wall could be of global importance.
—Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Railay West Beach, Thailand On the Railay peninsula's west side, Krabi's famous karsts meet a simply stunning jade-green lagoon.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2023
The curving beach is punctuated by towering creviced karsts — the limestone formations that have made Railay a world-class destination for rock-climbing — and the emerald lagoon is a paradise for kayaking and paddle boarding.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
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Karst
geographical name
variants
or Kras
or Italian Carso
limestone plateau northeast of the Istrian Peninsula in western Slovenia extending into eastern Italy
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