That corridor is 1. long, narrow chasm enlarged by action of water and into which surface runoff or stream may flow; may be located along a fault plane, fissure, joint or between two beds. struga (slavic) refers to such a corridor along a bedding plane in a carbonate formation [20]. 2. relatively narrow passageway permitting travel between two larger areas. 3. a fairly level and straight passage that links two or more rooms or chambers in a cave. 4. intersecting linear depressions on the surface of the land, related to joints or dikes [10]. see also bogaz; struga; zanjon. related to chasm; bogaz. synonyms: (french.) gouffre absorbant; (german.) karstgasse; (greek.) apocheteftikos karstikos agogos; (italian.) dolina allongata; (russian.) coridor, hod; (spanish.) callejon; (turkish.) koridor; (yugoslavian.) struga, bogaz.?
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PhD Andrei Filippov (Canada) |
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| Affiliation: | Karst Research Inc. |
| Position: | Consultant |
| Specialization: | Geology |
| Geoactivity: | Cave & karst study in Siberia and Central Asia |
| Interests: | Geological aspects of karstology and speleology, biostratigraphy & lithology of cave sediments; karst & mineral resources |
