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Dolines

Cratered landscape caused by a series of dolines or sinkholes NZ

This cratered landscape in South Canterbury is actually a series of dolines or sinkholes. Sinkholes, like other karst landscape features, are caused by slightly acidic water eating away at limestone over millions of years.

Rights: Lloyd Homer, GNS Science
Published: 8 October 2012Size: 146.79 KB