Karst & cave

3 places catalogued in this kind of landscape.

Swirled marble caverns above the blue water of General Carrera lake

Geological oddities Chile · Aysén Region

Marble Caves

Caverns of swirled blue-and-white marble carved by waves into the shore of General Carrera lake, reached by small boat from a village on the Carretera Austral.

Coordinates: 46°37′18″S 72°37′00″W
Crowds: Quiet
Landscape: Karst & cave
Best season: Best in Summer

Geological oddities Spain · Málaga Province

El Torcal de Antequera

A limestone plateau eroded into a stone city of stacked discs and mushroom pillars, an hour from the Costa del Sol and seen by almost none of its visitors.

Coordinates: 36°57′15″N 4°32′40″W
Crowds: Some visitors
Landscape: Karst & cave
Best season: Best in Spring

Geological oddities Ethiopia · Oromia Region

Sof Omar Caves

One of the longest cave systems in Africa, where the Weyb river disappears into limestone and emerges 1.5 km later through a hall of columns, and a Muslim pilgrimage site for centuries.

Coordinates: 6°54′24″N 40°50′48″E
Crowds: Usually empty
Landscape: Karst & cave
Best season: Best in Winter