Vercors Plateau

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Vercors Plateau

plateau, France

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Geographic distribution of karst terrain
In France the Vercors Plateau is pavement karst featuring many deep caves, including the Berger Shaft—one of the deepest in Europe. The Hölloch Cave, the world’s third longest at 133 kilometres, is found in the Swiss Alps. Individual limestone massifs capped with karst plateaus and abounding with deep…
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In France the Vercors Plateau is pavement karst featuring many deep caves, including the Berger Shaft—one of the deepest in Europe. The Hölloch Cave, the world’s third longest at 133 kilometres, is found in the Swiss Alps. Individual limestone massifs capped with karst plateaus and abounding with deep…
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