Unesco World Karst Natural Heritage Sites: Geographical And Geological reviewстатья
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Аннотация:The paper is devoted to the review of the World Karst Natural Heritage and the perspectives of such new properties in the Russia. Presently there are 37 World Karst Natural Heritage sites on the globe; 34 of them have the natural heritage and 3 sites have the mixed, natural-cultural significance. Geographical and geological conditions of karst spread are studied. The necessity of the new World Karst Heritage properties characterizing by the karst development in sulfate and salt rock sites are considered. The karst areas, located in extreme (cold or arid) climate conditions, are in the focus of separate attention.
Key words: karst, world heritage properties, geological conditions, climatic peculiarities, perspective nominations.