Geobit 1: Exotic Rocks | Geobit 2: End Moraines | Geobit 3: Geodes | Geobit 4: Fluorite | Geobit 5: Illinois' State Fossil
Geobit 6: The Trilobite | Geobit 7: Karst | Geobit 8: Oil and Gas | Geobit 9: Oil Fields
Geobit 10: Plate Tectonics | Geobit 11: Caves | Geobit 12: Coal

Geobit 11: Caves - Karst Regions of Illinois

Karst regions of Illinois (green) and the approximate locations of the more than 300 caves in Illinois. Sinkholes, circular depressions, caves, and numerous openings characterize karst landscapes.

Karst regions of Illinois

Updated 11/12/2009 SLD

ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
E. Donald McKay, III, Interim Director

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