CUPOLA KARST

   A type of karst topography common in the tropics in which the residual hills rise in hemispherical or dome-capped mounds from intervening depressions or sinkholes [20].

   See also cone karst; cupola; pinnacle karst; tower karst.

   Synonyms: (French.) karst à cupules, coupole; (German.) Kegelkarst; (Greek.) konoidhes karst; (Italian.) carsismo con forme residuali a cupola; (Spanish.) karst de cupulas; (Turkish.) kubbeli karst; (Yugoslavian.) kupolni krs \# ( kras).