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cave |
considered a natural opening in rocks, accessible to humans, which is longer than it is deep and is at least 33 feet in length |
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emergences |
the place where subterranean waters emerge to the surface |
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endogenetic |
internal processes that can create caves |
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exogenic |
external processes that can create caves |
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karsted |
rich in karst features, especially caves |
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orthokarst |
karst formed on carbonate rocks mainly by solution |
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parakarst |
karst-like features formed on non-carbonate rocks, mainly by solution |
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pseudokarst |
karst-like features formed on any kind of rock by other ways than solution |
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resurgences |
the place where a sinking stream re-emerges to the surface |
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sink holes |
funnel shaped hollows, from a few feet to hundreds of feet in diameter |
