: an irregular limestone region with sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns
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Plentiful rain falling on porous karst geology collects and feeds groundwater to more than 300 artesian springs.
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Robert Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Power paraglide in Yangshuo, Guangxi region Soaring above picturesque Yangshuo and its tall karsts and verdant valleys is an electrifying way to sightsee.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition to learning more about the karsts' mysterious ecosystems, the biodiversity study aimed to advocate for their conservation.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Each hill and cave in Cambodia’s rocky karst landscape –– a term for a landscape created when rocks break down, forming large cave springs, sinking streams and sinkholes –– is isolated from the others.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
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Robert Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Power paraglide in Yangshuo, Guangxi region Soaring above picturesque Yangshuo and its tall karsts and verdant valleys is an electrifying way to sightsee.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition to learning more about the karsts' mysterious ecosystems, the biodiversity study aimed to advocate for their conservation.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Each hill and cave in Cambodia’s rocky karst landscape –– a term for a landscape created when rocks break down, forming large cave springs, sinking streams and sinkholes –– is isolated from the others.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Karst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/karst. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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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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