Karst Landscape (Monte Cucco - Central Apennines)
by Nicola Morgantini, ARPA - Umbria (Italy) - Regional Environmental Protection Agency, Perugia, Italy
View of Rio Freddo gorge, Monte Cucco (Umbria - Central Apennines), a beautiful example of karst landscape. The rocks outcrops are mainly constituted by limestones of the "Calcare Massiccio" formation (lower Lias).
Taken on 1
June
2020
Submitted on 23 Sep 2020
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- Geomorphology (1273)
- Hydrological Sciences (624)
- Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (484)
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- Europe (3484)
- Southern Europe (1511)
- Italy (381)
- Exact location (12.7513 E, 43.3797 N)
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gorge, karst, calcium carbonate, apennines
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Credit: Nicola Morgantini (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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