The Burren is a karst/glaciokarst landscape centred in County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland. It measures around 530 square kilometres, within the circle made by the villages of Lisdoonvarna, Cor
The karst landscape of the Burren
Stark contrast between The Burren and the surrounding landscape
The karst hills of The Burren
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and c
The Burren
…The Burren ( BURR-ən; Irish: Boirinn, meaning 'rocky district') is a karst/glaciokarst landscape centred in County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland. It measures around 530 square kilometres (200 mi2), within the circle made…
Typical karst terrain of the Dinaric Alps
Li Jiang fengcong (cone karst) in Guilin as part of the South China Karst
Karst formation of the Serra de Tramuntana
Global distribution of major outcrops of carbonate rocks (mainly limestone, except evaporites)