Karst Landscape of Georgia

This chapter presents the basic conditions for the creation of Georgia’s karst terrain and the extent of the distribution. Hydrological and hydrogeological features of karst are given, such as water regime, karst surface, and underground runoff of karstification-water content horizons and complexes. Morphological-genetic types of karst are considered, such as the mountain outcropping and meadow, mountain forest, hidden, buried, and remnant karsts. The surface and underground karst forms, such as poljes, uvalas, depressions, sinkholes, expanded cracks, wells, shafts, abysses, various types of karst caves, and others are characterized. The subchapter includes appropriate maps and images.