uvalas

Noun

uvala (plural uvalas)

1. A closed karst depression, a landform usually of elongated or compound structure and of larger size than a sinkhole.
   • Uvalas are a particular type of karst closed depression. While other types of closed depression—dolines and poljes—are regularly listed and relatively well-defined in overviews of karst surface morphology, uvalas are either excluded or their vague identification is stressed2011 November, Jelena Ćalić, “Karstic uvala revisited: Toward a redefinition of the term”, in Geomorphology, volume 134, numbers 1–2, Elsevier BV, →DOI, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2023...