Eramosa Karst
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The Eramosa Karst is a provincially-significant Earth Science Area of Natural and Scientific Interest in Ontario, Canada, located in Stoney Creek and immediately south of the Niagara Escarpment.[1] The karst is a landscape "area of limestone with underground drainage and many cavities and passages caused by dissolving rock".[2]
It exhibits sixteen different geological features representative of karsts, of which seven are provincially significant.[2] Most of the area is owned by the Government of Ontario, though some is protected by the city of Hamilton via its parks system, and some is privately owned. It received ANSI-ES designation on February 13, 2003.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Kirk, D.; Murch, B.; and Durst, J.. Eramosa Karst Area of natural and scientific interest (ANSI), Abstract. Bibliography of Canadian Geomorphology. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
- ^ a b Eramosa Karst — Provincially Significant Area of Natural and Scientific Interest. Government of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (2003-08-13). Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
