A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. Courtesy of the author & The Karst Waters Institute. 2002.
cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… … Universalium
Cave De Roquefort — Caves de Roquefort Les caves de Roquefort sont situées dans le Massif central sur le Causse du Larzac, département de l Aveyron dans le Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses sur la commune de Roquefort sur Soulzon. Les caves de Roquefort sont … Wikipédia en Français
Cave de Roquefort — Caves de Roquefort Les caves de Roquefort sont situées dans le Massif central sur le Causse du Larzac, département de l Aveyron dans le Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses sur la commune de Roquefort sur Soulzon. Les caves de Roquefort sont … Wikipédia en Français
Cave de roquefort — Caves de Roquefort Les caves de Roquefort sont situées dans le Massif central sur le Causse du Larzac, département de l Aveyron dans le Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses sur la commune de Roquefort sur Soulzon. Les caves de Roquefort sont … Wikipédia en Français
tectonic cave — A cave formed by some form of ground movement. The most common is due to landsliding in a jointed rock, leaving an open fissure cave parallel to the line of the hillside along the back of the slipped block. Tectonic caves can form in any rock … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
vertical cave — A vertical passage within a cave system, formed along joints by which underground watercourses are transferred from a higher to a lower bedding plane [19]. They may become transformed into vertical shafts by sufficiently uniform dissolution … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Eden Sike Cave — Infobox Cave name = Eden Sike Cave photo = EdenSikeCave.jpg caption = The main entrance where the water emerges location = Mallerstang, Yorkshire depth = length = 50+ metres coordinates = gbmapping|SD782970 geology = Limestone number of entrances … Wikipedia
Sea cave — Exploring a sea cave A sea cave, also known as a littoral cave, is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea. The primary process involved is erosion. Sea caves are found throughout the world, actively forming along present… … Wikipedia
Gorham's Cave — View of Gorham s Cave on the east face of the Rock of Gibraltar. Location South east facing face of the Rock of Gibraltar, Gibraltar … Wikipedia
Thor's Cave — Infobox Cave name = Thor s Cave photo = Thor s cave.jpg caption = Thor s Cave from the Manifold Way location = Manifold Valley, Staffordshire depth = length = coordinates = discovery = geology = Limestone difficulty = number of entrances = 1… … Wikipedia
