Thermokarst

Japanese: thermokarst
Thermokarst

... These conical karsts in the tropics and subtropics seem to have a development process quite different from that in temperate zones, and are considered to be the result of active dissolution caused by the rapid development of groundwater systems in rainy climates. Furthermore, in the permafrost zones of polar Canada and northeastern Siberia, depressions similar to dolines are formed by the melting of underground ice, and this special topography is called thermokarst. [Hajime Miura]. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "thermokarst" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 熱帯・亜熱帯におけるこれらの円錐カルストは,温帯のものとはかなり異なった発達過程をもつようで,多雨気候下における地下水系の急速な発達によるさかんな溶食作用の結果とみなされる。 なおまた,極地カナダやシベリア北東部の永久凍土地帯では,地中氷の融解によってドリーネに似た凹地などが生じるが,この特殊な地形はサーモカルストthermokarstと呼ばれている。【三浦 肇】。…

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