CAUSSE
causse: translation
(French.) A limestone plateau in the southeastern part of the central massif of France characterized by closed depressions, caves, and avens (jamas); a number of such plateaus in and around the basin of the river Tarn constitute Les Grandes Causses. This region was considered by Cvijiƒ to exemplify karst development intermediate between holokarst and merokarst [10].
Synonym: (French.) causse; (German.) ( Kalkstein Plateau), Cauße; (Greek.) karstikón oropédion; (Italian.) altopiano carsico; (Russian.) izvestnjakovoje karstovoje plato; (Spanish.) altiplano carstico; (Turkish.) kireçtaÕi düzlügü; (Yugoslavian.) krs \# ki plato, kras \# ki plato.