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
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Karst — Turmkarst Landschaft, Guilin (China) Pinnac … Deutsch Wikipedia
karst valley — 1. Valleys in karst are normally distinctive due to the lack of integrated surface drainage. Most are either blind (due to being closed where the drainage sinks underground), headless or pocket (where a river emerges from a spring) or dry… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
River Knobs (West Virginia) — For other River Knobs , see River Knobs. Infobox Mountain Name = River Knobs (West Virginia) Photo = GermanyValley.wmg.jpg Caption = The River Knobs, seen in the middle distance beyond Germany Valley Elevation = 2,854 feet / 870 m (Harmon Knob)… … Wikipedia
karst window — 1. Depression revealing a part of a subterranean river flowing across its floor, or an unroofed part of a cave. 2. A small natural bridge or arch which can be seen through [10]. 3. A through opening in natural limestone walls, formed by… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Moravian Karst — ▪ karst, Czech Republic Czech Moravský Kras karst in Jihomoravský kraj (region), eastern Czech Republic. It is a limestone area containing a labyrinth of swallow holes, underground passages and lakes, caverns, and calcareous formations.… … Universalium
Xi River system — ▪ river system, China Introduction Chinese (Pinyin) Xi Jiang or (Wade Giles romanization) Hsi Chiang (“West River”), conventional Si Kiang system of rivers that combine to form the longest river of southern China. Together with its upper … Universalium
subfluvial karst — Karst topography developed beneath a river. See also subaqueous karst … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Trebišnjica River — is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia. It is a sinking river, 98 km long above the ground. With a total length of 187 km above and under the ground, it is one of the longest sinking rivers in the world. Upper course As it… … Wikipedia
