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suffosion caves

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Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464262 Last modified 13.09.2019
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Domain karst and groundwater erosional landforms
  • voolava vee (allikad) uuristaval toimel tekkinud maasisesed tühemikud
  • suffosion occurs when loose soil or non-cohesive fines are gradually washed out by surface or groundwater (springs) through the fissures into the caves or out to the (valley)slopes like springs. Over time, this creates a depression on the landscape or underground cave (void).

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