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Karst Rock Formations

Karst Rock Formations

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Karst Rock Formations

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Location: Grabs, Werdenberg, St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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🅰️strid

September 13, 2022

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The word "karst" means something like stony ground and comes from Serbo-Croatian. Karst areas have specific surface forms, which are called karst phenomena. Due to the dissolving effect of ground and surface water, a separate type of relief and a specific water cycle are formed.

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Daniel Rombach

September 11, 2024

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Be careful not to fall into the karst holes.

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Greg Turnbull

June 13, 2025

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Be careful not to slip on this as getting your foot stuck in karst could be very bad

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