-Mendip
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The Mendip
landscape is dominated by
‘karst’, a suite of landforms created by the action of
water on limestone. Rainwater is a weak acid and this dissolves the
limestone, creating a landscape in which much of the drainage is
underground. Landforms typical of karst include dry
valleys and gorges, closed depressions known as dolines
or sinkholes, sinking streams, caves and
large springs.  |
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