- submarine karst
- Karst topography developed below the tidal zone.See also subaqueous karst.
A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. Courtesy of the author & The Karst Waters Institute. 2002.
submarine karst
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