Limestone pavement near Malham, Yorkshire Dales, England.


A limestone pavement is a natural landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement. Drainage along joints and cracks in the limestone can produce slabs called clints isolated by deep fissures called grikes or grykes.


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Location: Malham Moor, Yorkshire, England
Photo credit: © Diarmid Weir / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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