: an irregular limestone region with sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns
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Among the hundreds of caves hidden in the limestone karsts of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, a work of art faded into a rock wall could be of global importance.
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Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Railay West Beach, Thailand On the Railay peninsula's west side, Krabi's famous karsts meet a simply stunning jade-green lagoon.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2023
The curving beach is punctuated by towering creviced karsts — the limestone formations that have made Railay a world-class destination for rock-climbing — and the emerald lagoon is a paradise for kayaking and paddle boarding.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
State and county regulators said the dredging drastically altered the nature of the stream and damaged a karst feature.
—Taima Kern, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2023
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Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Railay West Beach, Thailand On the Railay peninsula's west side, Krabi's famous karsts meet a simply stunning jade-green lagoon.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2023
The curving beach is punctuated by towering creviced karsts — the limestone formations that have made Railay a world-class destination for rock-climbing — and the emerald lagoon is a paradise for kayaking and paddle boarding.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
State and county regulators said the dredging drastically altered the nature of the stream and damaged a karst feature.
—Taima Kern, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2023
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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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