hyperkarst

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noun

A very intensely developed karst landscape, where soluble rock such as limestone has been dissolved so extensively that the surface is dominated by features such as sinkholes, caves, underground drainage, and little or no surface streams.

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Meanings

noun
  1. geographyA very intensely developed karst landscape, where soluble rock such as limestone has been dissolved so extensively that the surface is dominated by features such as sinkholes, caves, underground drainage, and little or no surface streams.

Origin

From hyper- + karst.

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hyperkarst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperkarst

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“hyperkarst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperkarst. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperkarst,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperkarst.

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