Search results
There are several different types of sinkhole (also known as dolines) caused by different processes, including dissolution, collapse and erosion. Dissolution. Some sinkholes result from the surface dissolution of soluble rock. For example, limestone rocks dissolve when attacked by rainfall or groundwater that is acidic.
Understanding sinkholes and karst. Sinkholes are often saucer-shaped hollows that are the result of some kind of collapse or removal of an underlying layer of rocks that used to support the layer of material at the surface. However, sinkholes can appear in a variety of different shapes and settings depending on the composition of the rocks and ...
A 35m (115ft) "sinkhole" that appeared in a children's play area in Buckinghamshire is one of many holes that have opened up in the area in the past few months and years. The BBC takes a look at ...
Dec 18, 2014 · See trees and water at a forest in Louisiana being sucked into a sinkhole in 2013. This sinkhole swallowed eight rare cars at a sports car museum in the US state of Kentucky. The world's deepest ...
Mar 3, 2024 · According to the British Geological Survey (BGS), a sinkhole is "a natural surface depression caused by dissolution of soluble rocks at depth". The Chilterns, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire sit on ...
Jul 19, 2016 · Sinkholes in the UK are rarely more than a few dozen feet deep, dwarfed by the likes of the Red Lake in Croatia – which, at 1,740ft, is Europe's deepest sinkhole. ... it can seem that there's ...
People also ask
What causes sinkholes in the UK?
What are the different types of sinkholes?
How deep are sinkholes in the UK?
What is a sinkhole?
The UK seems to be suffering from a plague of sinkholes. ... But what is a sinkhole and why does it seem that there are suddenly so many of them about? ... A man inspects a sink-hole formed in a ...
