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How Karst Tower Landscapes Evolve Through Differential Dissolution

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Karst towers can rise hundreds of meters above flat plains, and their isolated form emerges because rain and groundwater dissolve limestone unevenly, exploiting differences in rock purity and fractures, much like a sculptor carving away softer marble.

Why this is interesting

You've seen those jagged limestone peaks rising from the plains of southern China—but why are they towers, standing isolated, not connected mountains?