Significant Karst Features

Represents depositional output landforms of shallow karst groundwater system with significant epikarst water contribution. (AB ev)

Outstanding example of alpine glaciated karst to 3352 m (AB ev)

Outstanding example of volcanokarst, a special style of pseudokarst(AB ev)

It is representative of the input of an allogenic river into a karst system (AB ev)

Possibly the world's earliest karst tourist site still in use. (AB ev)

The most outstanding example in the world of cave development in quartzite (Precambrian age) (AB ev)

includes karst towers rising to 187 metres to the north west, to 198 metres at Trang An and up to 162 metres to the south & totally autogenic (rainfed) karst (AB ev)

Bukit Kepala Gajah: This large karst outcrop occupies an area of six square kilometres at its foot, with a summit 258 metres above sea level. It contains more than 20 caves (AB ev)

Spectacular tropical karst landscape (AB ev)

The world's most extensive and bestknown example of tropical tower karst invaded by the sea. (AB ev)

Represents depositional output landforms of deeply circulating karst groundwater system (AB ev)

An outstanding example of early phase of karstification with intact natural processes, (AB ev)

Spectacular staircase of uplifted Coral terraces around Cabo Cruz that support ongoing development of karst landforms (AB ev)

Cenotes

Outstanding karst extends into neighbouring Guadalupe National Park (AB ev)

"the most complete, outstanding and accessible examples of the karst phenomena in gypsum and anhydrite at humid sub-tropical climate conditions" (AB ev)

Particularly outstanding for its spectacular sandstone fluviokarst relief (AB ev)

Includes glaciokarst features, many deep gorges and deep caves. (AB ev)

The dissolution of limestone along the foothills has resulted in the formation of a karst landscape with subterranean caves, craters and river beds which are seasonally flooded. (EOEarth)

Many small areas of karst in limestone and dolomite, some in alpine zone (AB ev)

These three areas provide typesites for their principal karst features (AB ev)

Outstanding example of quartz sandstone fluviokarst with beehive-shaped hills (AB ev)

Long history of karst landscape evolution (AB ev)

World's foremost example of karst development in cold climate conditions. (AB ev)

The karst is developed in Lower Carboniferous(Mississippian) limestone and cave evolution commenced following uplift and exposure 3 to 4 million years ago. (AB ev)

World's best example of tropical alpine glaciated karst (AB ev)

Frozen karst and thermokarst in permafrost 100 - 500 m thick (AB ev)

Dachstein massif of 574 km2 is an excellent example of glaciokarst (AB ev)

Surface features include giant collapse dolines and spectacular razor-sharp pinnacle karst (AB ev)

Jenolan Caves Karst Conservation Reserve

Outstanding example of glaciokarst terrain (AB ev)

Cenotes

El Torcal de Antequera (one of the most important karst landscapes in Europe)

Extensive areas of very sharp limestone pinnacle karst (AB ev)

Surface landscape is a temperate doline karst (AB ev)