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Major Karst Regions

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Major karst regions in the world

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A map illustrates the major karst regions in the world.

Areas shaded in peach represent major karst regions worldwide. In North America, significant karst areas are found in northern and central Canada and the eastern and southwestern United States. In Central America, karst landscapes are prevalent, with notable areas in eastern Brazil. Europe features many karst regions, extending across North Africa from Algeria to Egypt and reaching south to Nigeria in the west and South Sudan in the east. Southern Africa also has prominent karst areas. In Southwest Asia, karst regions are widespread, as well as in Siberia and south-central China. New Guinea and eastern and southern Australia are also marked by significant karst landscapes.

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Alaska
99.9%
Arizona
6.12%100%
Utah
16.5%100%
Yukon
2.27%100%
Northwest Territories
1.44%99.9%
District of Columbia
100%
Florida
42.1%99.8%
Idaho
0.527%100%
New Hampshire
100%
Rhode Island
99.3%
Vermont
99.7%0.257%
Washington
99.9%
Wyoming
4.22%100%
Nunavut
3.79%99.7%
Montana
100%
Maine
1.04%99.8%
North Dakota
18.3%100%
Kentucky
7.06%100%
Nova Scotia
45.5%99.5%
Virginia
17.5%99.9%
Delaware
99.2%
Prince Edward Island
98.5%
Saskatchewan
100%
Mississippi
5.48%100%
West Virginia
27.1%100%
Nebraska
5.07%100%
Texas
0.625%99.9%
Missouri
0.407%100%
Louisiana
99.9%
Hawaii
4.35%2.55%92.1%
North Carolina
13.2%99.9%
Oregon
100%
New Brunswick
7.07%99.8%
Alabama
6.35%100%
New Mexico
29.5%100%
Kansas
2.31%100%
Wisconsin
31.1%100%
British Columbia
2.52%97.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador
9.36%99.7%
New Jersey
99.8%
South Carolina
99.9%
Michigan
8.03%100%
Alberta
4.20%100%
Connecticut
99.9%
Pennsylvania
14.8%100%
Colorado
100%
Nevada
4.77%100%
Massachusetts
0.206%99.5%
Georgia
38.3%100%
New York
1.63%100%
Maryland
0.239%99.3%
Québec
2.89%99.9%
Manitoba
13.2%100%
Oklahoma
4.68%100%
Tennessee
4.04%100%
Ontario
5.81%100%
California
99.9%
Arkansas
17.2%100%
South Dakota
100%
Ohio
100%
Indiana
33.8%100%
Minnesota
16.9%100%
Iowa
0.441%100%
Illinois
16.2%100%
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