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    This figure shows a diagram of karst topography features that can form in limestone areas, including stalactites hanging from the ceiling of caves, stalagmites rising from the cave floor, sinkholes and cavities that can form on the ground surface above underground spaces, and solution channels that have been etched into the bedrock by flowing groundwater dissolving the limestone over time.

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    Geo and topography of limestone area

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    Karstic Limestone Topography

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    This figure shows a diagram of karst topography features that can form in limestone areas, including stalactites hanging from the ceiling of caves, stalagmites rising from the cave floor, sinkholes and cavities that can form on the ground surface above underground spaces, and solution channels that have been etched into the bedrock by flowing groundwater dissolving the limestone over time.

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    Karst Topography Features: Stalactites, Sinkholes & More

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    This figure shows a diagram of karst topography features that can form in limestone areas, including stalactites hanging from the ceiling of caves, stalagmites rising from the cave floor, sinkholes and cavities that can form on the ground surface above underground spaces, and solution channels that have been etched into the bedrock by flowing groundwater dissolving the limestone over time.

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    Stalactites

    Cave

    Stalagmites

    Sinkhole

    Ground Surface

    Pinnacle

    Fill/Alluvium
    Boulder

    Boulder
    Solution
    Channel

    Slump Zone
    Cavity

    Cavity

    Limestone
    Figure 1-1 : Karst Topography of Limestone

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