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Tower karst
Tall structures of soluble rock From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tower karst are tall rock structures made up of soluble rock such as limestone. Tower karst forms as near-vertical joints and fractures are eroded downward by solution, leaving parts of a previously coherent rock mass isolated from each other.[1] Tower karst is most common in tropical regions,[1] although it may form in other climates as well.[2]
Examples include Khao Phing Kan, also known as James Bond Island, in Thailand, and Cat Ba Island in Vietnam.[3]
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See also
- Mogote – Steep-sided residual hill of limestone, marble, or dolomite on a flat plain
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