Estavelle (Karst 🌍)

In karst geology, estavelle or inversac is a ground orifice which, depending on weather conditions and season, can serve either as a sink or as a source of fresh water. It is a type of ponor or sinkhole. == References...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estavelle

#Estavelle #Karst #CaveGeology #DinaricAlps #DinaricKarstFormations

Foiba (Karst 🌍)

A foiba ; plural: foibe or foibas) — jama ) in South Slavic languages scientific and colloquial vocabulary — is a type of deep natural sinkhole, doline, or sink, and is a collapsed portion of bedrock above a void. Sinks may be a sheer vertical opening into a cave or a shallow depression of many hectares. They are common in the Karst region shared by Italy and Slovenia, as ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foiba

#Foiba #Karst #Sinkholes #KarstCaves #DinaricAlps #KarstFormations

Uvala (landform) (Geomorphology 🏞️)

Uvala is originally a local toponym used by people in some regions in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia. In geosciences it denotes a closed karst depression, a terrain form usually of elongated or compound structure and of larger size than that of sinkholes. It is a morphological form fr...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvala_(landform)

#Uvala #DinaricAlps #Geomorphology #KarstFormations #GeographyOfEurope #LimestoneFormations

Losing stream (Karst 🌍)

A losing stream, disappearing stream, influent stream or sinking river is a stream or river that loses water as it flows downstream. The water infiltrates into the ground recharging the local groundwater, because the water table is below the bottom of the stream channel. This is the opposite of a more common gaining stream which increases in water v...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Losing_stream

#LosingStream #Karst #Hydrology #DinaricAlps #Geomorphology #SinkingRivers

Glaciokarst (Karst 🌍)

Glaciokarst is a geological term that refers to a specific type of karst landscape that been influenced significantly by past glacial activity. Karst landscapes consist of distinctive surface and subsurface landforms. These landforms are a result from dissolution of soluble rocks like limestone, gypsum or dolomite by water. In the c...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaciokarst

#Glaciokarst #Karst #DinaricAlps #GlacialLandforms #PleistoceneGeology #DinaricKarstFormations

As soon as we find a calm and save campspot we start to improve and #repair our stuff. 😅
This day in the #dinaricalps of #croatia we siliconized our bags to make them more #waterproof and Marc
fixed our #solarpanel with an usb powered soldering iron 😎
#diy #maker
#cyclinglife #nomadslife
#BikeTooter

Estavelle (Karst 🌍)

In karst geology, estavelle or inversac is a ground orifice which, depending on weather conditions and season, can serve either as a sink or as a source of fresh water. It is a type of ponor or sinkhole. == References...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estavelle

#estavelle #karst #dinaricalps #dinarickarstformations #cavegeology #wikipedia

#PlitviceLakes, #DinaricAlps, #Croatia

This area is known for its lakes and many waterfalls, but the mountains that make the lakes possible are impressive too. I was drenched by an intense rainstorm in the morning and finally the storm cleared somewhat for this picture.

///persist.libels.fatalist [what3words]

#Photography #Picture #OAA #AYearForArt #MastoArt
#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Lake #Waterfall #OATtravel #OverseasAdventureTravel #Sony #SonyAlpha #Mirrorless #A7rII #24mm #Monday #PhotoMonday #PhotoMontag #MountainMonday #Canyon #Mountain