Glossary of Karst and Cave Terms
Based on "A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special to Environmental Karst Hydrology" EPA/600/R-02/003, 2002, EPA: Washington, DC., Speleogenesis Glossary includes 2699 cave & karst terms
underground divide
Subsurface watershed between two catchment areas in karst; often with incongruent with the surface topography of the area [20]. Synonyms: (French.) ligne de partage des eaux souterraines, limit souterrainne; (German.) unterirdische Waberscheide; (Greek.) ypoghios ythroketis; (Italian.) spartiacque sotterraneo; (Russian.) vodorazdel podzemnyh vod; (Spanish.) divisoria subterranea; (Turkish.) yeraltisu bolumu; (Yugoslavian.) podzemna razvodnica, podzemna vododelnica. See also subsurface divide.
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