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sulglohk

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 15.09.2025

Meanings

kõrgema alaga ümbritsetud maapinna lohk
Usage examples
  • Soostunud sulglohk.

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Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464342 Last modified 13.09.2019
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Domain periglacial landforms
  • setete alla mattunud surnud jää pangaste sulamise või igikeltsa osalisest sulamisest tingitud maapinna vajumise tagajärjel tekkinud karstilehtrit meenutav sulglohk/negatiivne pinnavorm
  • (karst)sinkhole like hollow formed due to soil subsidence as buried dead ice block thaws or as ice-rich permafrost thaws: occurs in periglacial areas/conditions. Usually appear as hollow assemblage (landscape) resembling those formed by solution in some karst areas which is how they came to have karst attached to their name. The related term - thermokarst lake (thaw lake) refers to a body of freshwater, usually shallow, that is formed in a depression by meltwater from thawing permafrost, often temporary lakes called also permafrost thaw ponds.
Good to know
  • Tavaliselt esinevad rühmiti suuremal alal meenutades kivimite lahustumisel kujunenud karstimaastikku, millest tuleneb ka termini "karst" kasutamine, kuigi kivimite lahustumisega mingit seost pinnavormi kujunemisel ei ole (siit ka terminid "ebakarst" ja "pseudokarst"). Kohati esineb termokarsti lohkudes ajutisi järvi - termokarsti järved.

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

sulglohk sulglohud
sulglohu sulglohkude
sulglohku sulglohke ~ sulglohkusid

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