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Definition
1.
karst window - a dosed depression, not a polje, which has a stream flowing across its bottom.
Gillieson, 1996
2.
karst window : Depression revealing a part of a subterranean river flowing across its floor, or an unroofed part of a cave.
Monroe, 1970
3.
Short steep-sided valleys caused by collapse of an underground cavern and exposing the river to the surface are called karst windows.
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Frame
FORM | dosed |
small natural bridge or arch | |
exposing the river to the surface | |
Short steep-sided | |
LOCATION | or an unroofed part of a cave |
FUNCTION | revealing a part of a subterranean river flowing across its floor |
can be seen through | |
CONTAINS | which has a stream flowing across its bottom |
CAUSE | caused by collapse of an underground cavern |
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