Limestone pavement above Malham Cove

A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles artificial pavement. Limestone pavement above Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales, taken by me on 3/Nov/2003. ... Limestone pavement above Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales, taken by me on 3/Nov/2003. ... Malham Cove and Malham Beck Malham Cove is a natural limestone formation, known as a national beauty spot, near Malham, North Yorkshire, England. ... Karst topography occurs when a landscape is marked by underground drainage patterns. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the American English usage of pavement as the durable surfacing of roads and walkways. ...

Conditions for limestone pavements are created when an advancing glacier scrapes away overburden and exposes horizontally-bedded limestone, with subsequent glacial retreat leaving behind a flat, bare surface. Limestone is slightly soluble in water, so corrosive drainage along joints and cracks in the limestone can produce slabs called "clints" isolated by deep fissures called "grikes" or "grykes", terms derived from the North of England dialect. If the grikes are fairly straight and the clints are uniform in size, the resemblance to man-made paving stones is striking, but often they are less regular. Limestone pavements that develop beneath a mantle of topsoil usually exhibit more rounded forms. Glacial and Glaciation redirect here. ... In geology a bed is the smallest division of a geologic formation or stratigraphic rock series marked by well-defined divisional planes (bedding planes) separating it from layers above and below. ... Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park (US) showing recession since 1850 of 1. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Solution. ... A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language characteristic of a particular group of the languages speakers. ...

Limestone pavements can be found in many previously-glaciated limestone environments around the world. Notable examples are found in the Yorkshire Dales in Northern England, such as those above Malham Cove; the Stora Alvaret in Öland, Sweden; and on the side of Ingleborough, and in The Burren, County Clare, Ireland. The Yorkshire Dales (also known as the Dales) is the name given to an upland area, mostly in Yorkshire, in Northern England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate 50... Malham Cove and Malham Beck Malham Cove is a natural limestone formation, known as a national beauty spot, near Malham, North Yorkshire, England. ... Stora Alvaret on southeast of Öland with Eketorp Fortress in background. ...   is an island in the Baltic Sea, located off the coast of SmÃ¥land. ... Ingleborough is a peak in the Yorkshire Dales. ... Burren landscape The Burren (from Irish: , meaning great rock; Boirinn is the modern form used by the Ordnance Survey) is a unique karst-landscape region in northwest County Clare, in the Republic of Ireland. ... County Clare (Contae an Chláir in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. ...

See also

• Alvar
• Karst topography