Translation of "karst" into Finnish

karsti, karstimaa, Karstimaa are the top translations of "karst" into Finnish.

karst noun grammar

(geology) A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage. [..]

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  • karsti

    noun

    type of land formation [..]

    Today the word “karst” carries a broad meaning.

    Karsti-sanalla on nykyään laaja merkitys.

  • karstimaa

    noun

    1) A German rendering of a Serbo-Croat term referring to the terrain created by limestone solution and characterized by a virtual absence of surface drainage, a series of surface hollows, depressions and fissures, collapse structures, and an extensive subterranean drainage network. 2) A type of topography that is formed on limestone, gypsum, and other rocks by dissolution, and that is characterized by sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage. Etymology: German, from the Yugoslavian territory Krs; type locality, a limestone plateau in the Dinaric Alps of northwestern Yugoslavia and northeastern Italy. (Source: WHIT / BJGEO)

    The Kras was the first region in Europe, and indeed the world, to be described as possessing karst features.

    Karst oli ensimmäinen alue Euroopassa – ja koko maailmassa – jota kuvailtiin karstimaalle ominaisin piirtein.

  • Karstimaa

    geological formation

    The Kras was the first region in Europe, and indeed the world, to be described as possessing karst features.

    Karst oli ensimmäinen alue Euroopassa – ja koko maailmassa – jota kuvailtiin karstimaalle ominaisin piirtein.

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Karst proper grammar

A mountainous region in northeastern Italy and southwestern Slovenia. [..]

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  • Karst

    noun

    mountainous region in Italy and Slovenia [..]

    The Karst is characterised by very changeable weather, especially in the winter.

    Säätilan suuret vaihtelut ovat tavallisia Karstin alueella erityisesti talvisin.

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