Karst Landforms Along the Backbone Hills of Central Israel

Amos Frumkin*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Selected examples of karst features and landscapes are discussed, demonstrating the karst landforms origin and development of the mountainous backbone of Israel. These range across various scales, from mega-landscape features, such as polje and epigenic karstEpigenic karst basin, through rounded hills, cavesCave, and dolines, to rock-pillar karren, mostly under fluviokarstFluviokarst conditions. Considering the varied features, it is deduced that karst dissolution has played a major role in landscape development since the late Eocene regression.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorld Geomorphological Landscapes
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages223-238
Number of pages16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

Publication series

NameWorld Geomorphological Landscapes
VolumePart F2449
ISSN (Print)2213-2090
ISSN (Electronic)2213-2104

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.

Keywords

  • Cave
  • Denudation
  • Epigenic karst
  • Fluviokarst
  • Karst drainage

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