doline

Also known as shakehole, sink-hole, swallet, swallow hole, sink hole, sink, sinkhole

thumb|The Red Lake (Croatia)|Red Lake sinkhole in [[Croatia]] A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. The term is sometimes used to refer to doline, enclosed depressions that are also known as shakeholes, and to openings where surface water enters into underground passages known as ponor, swallow hole or swallet. A cenote is a type of sinkhole that exposes groundwater underneath. Sink and stream sink are more general terms for sites which drain surface water, possibly by infiltration into sediment or crumbled rock.

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A doline is a type of enclosed depression or hole in the ground, similar to a sinkhole, that can also be called a shakehole. Dolines matter because they represent natural formations where the ground surface has collapsed, and they can affect land use, drainage patterns, and the landscape in regions where they occur.

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Formation
Natural processes
Space and planetary bodies
Artificial processes
Classification
Solution sinkholes
Cover-subsidence sinkholes
Cover-collapse sinkholes
Pseudokarst sinkholes
Human-accelerated sinkholes
Occurrence
Human uses
Local names
Piping pseudokarst
Crown hole
Notable examples
Africa
Asia
Caribbean
Central America
Europe
North America
Mexico
United States
Oceania
South America
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Most sinkholes are caused by karst processes – the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks, collapse or suffosion processes. Sinkholes are usually circular and vary in size from tens to hundreds of meters both in diameter and depth, and vary in form from soil-lined bowls to bedrock-edged chasms. Sinkholes may form gradually or suddenly, and are found worldwide.