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S c a l e Karst Topography

S c a l e Karst Topography. Nicolas Allen. Background. When limestone interacts with underground water, the water dissolves the limestone to form karst topography. Which is an amalgamation of caves, underground channels, and a rough and bumpy ground surface. .

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S c a l e Karst Topography

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  1. ScaleKarst Topography Nicolas Allen

  2. Background • When limestone interacts with underground water, the water dissolves the limestone to form karst topography. Which is an amalgamation of caves, underground channels, and a rough and bumpy ground surface.

  3. About 10% of the earth's surface

  4. And 15% of the United States consists of soluble limestone

  5. Karst topography forms the world's longest cave system. The Mammoth Cave system of Kentucky

  6. It is the world's longest known cave system, with more than 400 miles explored.

  7. Karst topography is named for the Kras plateau region of eastern Italy and western Slovenia

  8. Karst covers 44 % of all land surface in Slovenia. Along with creating vast cave systems it also creates sinkholes.

  9. One vast cave in Slovenia is like an underground Grand Canyon which could fit a 45-story skyscraper inside.

  10. Sinkholes can range in size from a few feet to over 100 meters deep.

  11. They've been known to "swallow" cars, homes, businesses, and other structures.

  12. A sinkhole can even collapse through the roof of an underground cavern

  13. The NullarborPlain

  14. It is the world's largest single piece of limestone occupingan area of about 77,000sqmi

  15. The world's largest single piece of limestone occupies an area of about 77,000sqmi That is roughly ………..

  16. The world's largest single piece of limestone occupies an area of about 77,000sqmi That is roughly ……….. Ummmmm…….

  17. The world's largest single piece of limestone occupies an area of about 77,000sqmi That is roughly ……….. Ummmmm……. 77,000 Square Miles of Single Piece of limestone

  18. The world's largest single piece of limestone occupies an area of about 77,000sqmi That is roughly ……….. Ummmmm……. 77,000 Square Miles of Single Piece of limestone 5,700,000 Square Miles of limestone of Earth

  19. The world's largest single piece of limestone occupies an area of about 77,000squaremiles That is roughly ……….. Ummmmm……. 1.4 % of the Earths limestone 77,000 Square Miles of Single Piece of limestone 5,700,000 Square Miles of limestone of Earth

  20. The region is also the location of "Nullarbor limestone" and it has a reputation as a significant karst region with cave formations.

  21. Stalactites and Stalagmites are formations found in caves.

  22. One of the longest stalactites viewable by the general public is in Doolin Cave, Ireland, in a karst region known as “The Burren.”

  23. 23 Feet

  24. The End Questions? Comments?

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