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noun
A region similar in appearance to karst topography, characterized by an irregular land surface, with bogs, pits, and other depressions, formed in areas of permafrost due to ice melting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwher-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English karst English thermokarst From thermo- + karst.
