denuded karst

denuded karst
   Subsoil karst or interstratal karst which has been exposed by erosion of its cover [17].
   Synonyms: (French.) karst dénudé; (German.) nackter Karst, oberflächlicher Karst; (Greek.) apogymnomenon karst; (Italian.) carso denudato, carso nudo; (Russian.) golij karst, otkritij karst; (Spanish.) karst denudado; (Turkish.) belirgin karst; (Yugoslavian.) ogoljeli krs \# ( krãs), goli krs \# ( krãs), razkriti kras.

A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. . 2002.

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