List of karst areas

Africa

Madagascar

• Anjajavy Forest, western Madagascar
• Ankarana Reserve, Madagascar
• Madagascar dry deciduous forests, western Madagascar
• Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, Madagascar

  South Africa

• Oudtshoorn, Western Cape Province, KwaZulu Natal.
• West Rand, Gauteng and North West Province, KwaZulu Natal.

  Asia

China

• Area around Guilin and Yangshuo
• Jiuzhaigou Valley and Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area,
• Shaanxi tiankeng cluster, discovered in 2016, it is one of the largest in the world comprising forty-nine sinkholes and more than fifty funnels ranging from 50–100 metres in diameter.
• South China Karst, World Heritage Site
• Stone Forest
• Xiaozhai Tiankeng, also known as the Heavenly Pit, is the world's largest sinkhole.
• Zhangjiajie National Forest park, forming part of the Wulingyuan scenic area, World Heritage Site
• Wulong Karst, Wulong County, Chongqing Municipality

  Georgia

• Arabika Massif, Abkhazia, Georgia

  India

• Borra Cave or Bora Guhalu in Andhra Pradesh

  Indonesia

• Ajamaru Plateau, West Papua
• Bantimurung, Indonesia
• Gunung Sewu, Indonesia
• Rammang-Rammang, in the Bantimurung - Bulusaraung National Park in Indonesia, known as The Spectacular Tower Karst Area
• Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat, East Kalimantan
• Pindul Cave, near Yogyakarta

  Israel

• Avshalom Cave, also known as "Soreq Cave" or "Stalactites Cave", in the Judean hills
• Ofra region, Palestinian territories
• The Upper Galilee region

  Japan

• Akiyoshi Plateau, Japan
• Atetsudai and Taishakudai Plateaus, Japan
• Shikoku Karst, Japan
• Hiraodai Plateau, Japan
• Okinoerabujima Island and other islets of Ryukyu Islands, Japan

  Laos

• Khammouane, Laos
• Vang Vieng, Laos

  Lebanon

• Jeita Grotto, Lebanon
• Parts of Mount Lebanon

  Malaysia

• Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia
• Kilim Karst Geoforest Park, Langkawi, Malaysia
• Kinta Valley, Perak, Malaysia
• Perlis State Park, Perlis, Malaysia
• Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia

  Myanmar

• Shan State, Kayin State, Kayah State

  Philippines

• El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
• Coron, Palawan, Philippines
• Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines
• Baras, Rizal, Philippines
• Tanay, Rizal, Philippines
• Sagada, Mountain Province, Philippines
• Chocolate Hills, Bohol, Philippines
• Gigante Islands, Carles, Iloilo
• Negros Island, Negros Oriental, Philippines
• Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines
• Caramoan Peninsula, Camarines Sur, Philippines
• Cebu Province, Philippines

  South Korea

• Gangwon-do, South Korea
• Northwestern North Chungcheong Province, South Korea

  Thailand

• Ao Phang Nga National Park, Thailand
• Krabi region, Thailand
• Phangnga Bay Area, southern Thailand
• Doi Nang Non, northern Thailand

  Taiwan

• Kenting National Park, Taiwan

  Turkey

• Taşeli, Turkey

  Vietnam

• Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam
• Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam
• Tam Cốc-Bích Động in Ninh Bình Province, Vietnam
• Đồng Văn Karst, Global Geopark

  Europe

Albania

• Biza area in central Eastern Albania
• Mali me Gropa
• Albanian Alps
• Karaburun Peninsula, Albania

  Austria

• Eastern region of the Northern Limestone Alps in the provinces of Salzburg, Upper Austria, Styria, and Lower Austria, forming huge limestone plateaus such as the Steinernes Meer, Hagengebirge, Tennengebirge, Dachstein, Totes Gebirge, Hochschwab, Rax, and Schneeberg.
• Area around Graz, Styria.

  Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Popovo polje in Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Livanjsko polje, near Livno in Završje region of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Nevesinjsko polje, near Nevesinje in Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Gatačko polje, near Gacko in Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Glamočko polje, near Glamoč in Završje region of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Duvanjsko polje, near Duvno in Završje region of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Mostarsko polje, near Mostar in Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Kupreško polje, near Kupres in the border area of Završje region and Bosnia of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Vjetrenica, largest and most important cave
• Neretva river
• Trebisnjica river

  Bulgaria

• Central Rhodope karst, Bulgaria
• Devnya Valley, Varna Province, Bulgaria
• Dragoman marsh, Bulgaria
• Karlukovo Karst Geocomplex

  Croatia

• Regions of Dalmatia, Lika, Gorski kotar, Istria, Kvarner and the islands in Croatia
• See also: list of caves in Croatia

  Czech Republic

• Moravian Karst, Czech Republic
• Bohemian Karst, Czech Republic

  Estonia

• Kostivere karst area, Estonia
• Tuhala karst area, Estonia

  France

• Pyrenees
• * Massif de Larra-Belagua, near Pic d'Anie
• * Pierre-Saint-Martin
• * Arbailles
• Massif Central
• * Causses
• French Prealps
• * Sainte-Baume
• * Mont Sainte-Victoire
• * Alpilles
• * Luberon
• * Vaucluse Mountains
• * Dévoluy Mountains
• * Vercors Plateau
• * Chartreuse Mountains
• * Bauges
• Jura
• * Bugey
• Pays d'Ouche

  Germany

• Hönnetal at Balve
• South Harz and Kyffhaeuser Gypsum Karst
• Swabian Alb region in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg

  Hungary

• Region of the Mecsek Mountains
• Bükk, a plateau in northeastern Hungary
• Bakony Hills in Transdanubia
• Buda Hills, thermal karst area
• Aggtelek Karst and the largest cave in Hungary

  Ireland

• Burren in County Clare
• Ballydotia, near Moycullen, in Co. Galway
• Dringeen Oughter, Lough Mask, in Co. Mayo
• Tullyskeherny, near Manorhamilton, in Co. Leitrim

  Italy

• Gargano, in Apulia, northern
• Murge, in Apulia and Basilicata, southern
• Carso, a plateau in southwestern Slovenia and northeastern Italy
• Piano Grande surrounding Castelluccio, in the Monti Sibillini National Park
• Montello, in Veneto, a plateau in conglomerate rock, venetian sub-alps hills

  Lithuania

• North Region, located mostly in Biržai district municipality and Pasvalys district municipality.

  Malta

• Wied iż-Żurrieq and Dingli, West

  Montenegro

• Dinaric Alps region

  Poland

• Kraków-Częstochowa Upland
• Holy Cross Mountains with the Jaskinia Raj
• Tatra Mountains including the Jaskinia Wielka Śnieżna – the longest cave in Poland

  Portugal

• Natural Park Serras d'Aire and Candeeiros

  Romania

• Apuseni Mountains, Romania
• Bucegi Mountains, Romania

  Serbia

• Dinaric Alps region
• merokarst of eastern Serbia

  Slovakia

• Slovak Paradise, Slovakia
• Slovak Karst, Slovakia
• Tatry, Slovakia
• Nízke Tatry, Slovakia
• Muránska planina, Slovakia

  Slovenia

• Region of Inner Carniola, Goriška, Upper Carniola and Lower Carniola
• Karst Plateau, a plateau in southwestern Slovenia and northeastern Italy, which gave the name to karst topography.

  Spain

• Picos de Europa and Basque mountains, northern Spain
• Larra-Belagua, Navarre, northern Spain
• Serra del Cadí mountain range, Spain
• Garraf Massif Natural Park area, Spain
• Ciudad Encantada in the province of Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
• El Torcal de Antequera nature preserve, southern Spain
• El Cerro del Hierro, in Sevilla, southern Spain

  Sweden

• Various places in the limestone and marl island of Gotland, most notably the Lummelunda cave system. Depending on definition the stacks of Gotland can be classified as karst.
• The Abisko-Torneträsk area in northern Sweden contains several cave systems developed on carbonate stata of the Caledonide nappes.

  Switzerland

• , or 19% of the surface of Switzerland, is karst, within this area lies the majority of the 7,500 currently known Swiss caves, with an accumulated passage length of more than.

  Ukraine

• Podolia and Bukovina regions in the northeastern edge of the Carpathian Mountains which includes some of the largest gypsum caves in the world, including the Optymistychna Cave, which is over 200,000 meters in length, making it the longest cave in Eurasia, the third longest in the world, and the longest gypsum cave in the world.

  United Kingdom

England

• White Peak of the Peak District, around Matlock, Castleton
• Mendip Hills including Cheddar Gorge
• Yorkshire Dales including Gaping Gill and the Three Counties System.
• Forest of Dean including the Clearwell Caves and Mines

  N. Ireland

• Marlbank-Cuilcagh Mountain Region, in County Fermanagh

  Scotland

• Assynt
• southeast Skye
• near Kentallen

  Wales

• Southern and western regions of the Brecon Beacons National Park
• South Pembrokeshire and Gower
• Parts of Flintshire e.g. Esclusham Mountain
• Great Orme and adjacent parts of North Wales coast

  North America

Canada

• Marble Canyon, British Columbia
• Monkman Provincial Park, British Columbia
• Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia
• Niagara Escarpment, Ontario
• Port au Port Peninsula, Newfoundland
• Nahanni region in the Northwest Territories
• Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta and the Northwest Territories
• Avon Peninsula, Nova Scotia
• St-Jude, Quebec

  Mexico

• Cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula
• Sótanos of the Sierra Gorda, Querétaro
• Cacahuamilpa grottos Guerrero

  United States

• Kosciusko Island, southeastern Alaska

• Texas Canyon, Cochise County

• Illinois Caverns State Natural Area and Illinois Sinkhole Plain in Monroe County

• Mitchell Plain and uplands of southern Indiana

• Bluegrass region of Kentucky
• Mammoth Cave region

• Presque Isle County near and around Rogers City
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore near Munising, Michigan

• Ozark Plateau of Missouri and Arkansas

• Lehman Caves located within Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada

• Carlsbad Caverns National Park

• Arbuckle Mountains and Arbuckle Uplift
• Kamas Ranch and Alabaster Cavern area

• Deschutes River basin

• Black Hills

• Cumberland Plateau
• Grassy Cove Karst Area

• Texas Hill Country, Texas and its northern extensions, including the Palo Pinto Mountains

• Ricks Spring in northeast Utah

• Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

• Germany Valley Karst Area
• Smoke Hole Canyon
• Greenbrier River watershed
• Swago Karst Area

• Driftless Area of southwest Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa and northwest Illinois

  Central America and Caribbean

Belize

• Eastern foothills of Maya Mountains including parts of the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize
• Great Blue Hole near the center of Lighthouse Reef, Belize

  Cuba

• Mogotes in Viñales Valley

  Dominican Republic

• Los Haitises National Park

  Jamaica

• Cockpit Country region

  Puerto Rico

• Karst forest, Puerto Rico
• Mountains of northwestern Puerto Rico

  South America

Brazil

• Lagoa Santa Karst, Minas Gerais, Brazil

  Chile

• Madre de Dios Island and Guarello Island, Magallanes, Chile

  Venezuela

• The Sierra de San Luis in Falcón State, location of Haitón del Guarataro, the deepest limestone cave in Venezuela.

  Oceania

Australia

• Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park and Kintore Caves Conservation Reserve, Katherine, Northern Territory
• Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, near Margaret River, south west Western Australia
• Northern Swan Coastal Plain, Perth, Western Australia
• Naracoorte Caves National Park, South Australia
• Jenolan Caves, New South Wales
• Wombeyan Caves, New South Wales
• Mole Creek Karst National Park, Tasmania
• Nullarbor Plain, South Australia and Western Australia
• Yarrangobilly Caves area, New South Wales

  New Zealand

• Takaka Hill, Tasman Region
• Mount Owen, Tasman Region
• Waitomo, southern Waikato Region
• Oparara Basin Arches, Buller District of the West Coast Region
• Paparoa National Park, West Coast Region
• Craigieburn area, Canterbury District

  Papua New Guinea

• Nakanai Mountains, East New Britain