• Landform
  • Surface landform

bogaz

corridor, struga, zanjon

1.

bogaz : A long narrow chasm enlarged by solution of the limestone. See also corridor; struga; kanjon.

Monroe, 1970

2.

corridor : Intersecting linear depressions on the surface of the land, related to joints or dikes. See also bogaz; struga; zanjon.

Monroe, 1970

3.

struga : A corridor formed along a bedding plane in karst country.

Monroe, 1970

4.

zanjon : In Puerto Pico, solution trench in limestone. Zanjones range from a few centimeters to about 3 meters in width and from about 1 to 4 meters in depth. Apparently they form by the widening and deepening of joints by solution.

Monroe, 1970

CAUSE enlarged by solution of the limestone
Apparently they form by the widening and deepening of joints by solution
solution
LOCATION formed along a bedding plane in karst country
COMPOSITION in limestone
SIZE Zanjones range from a few centimeters to about 3 meters in width and from about 1 to 4 meters in depth