Sentence examples for area of limestone from inspiring English sources

The dome is a plateau area of limestone flanked by gritstones.

The stage name is derived from an area of limestone formations along the Anisus River at Grossreifling in the Austrian Alps.

Sunshine was seeing off all but a few trails of mist as we climbed Swift's Hill, an exceptional area of limestone grassland.

Mr. Clements said O. vermiculum was found in only a single outcropping in a karst region — an area of limestone hills and caves formed by erosion of ancient marine sediments.

A simple mathematical expression to calculate reaction rate of SO2 capture per unit external surface area of limestone is proposed.

Natural England said the site, which includes the remains of an Iron Age hill fort, was a "particularly rich area" of limestone grassland, was home to rare plants such as the musk orchid and purple milk vetch, and contained "a slope of importance to chalkhill blue and small blue butterflies".

Walking ferns are hardy plants that inhabit shady areas of limestone ledges and limey wooded areas.

Composed of 10 islands, they are primarily of volcanic formation, but areas of limestone indicate that they may once have been part of New Zealand.

Although slates and sandstones are the main rocks, there are volcanic outcrops and considerable areas of limestone where the relief is smoother, the soils more fertile, and the land more densely settled.

These regions are areas of limestone excavation at the surface so that its appearance is that of high cliffs.

Large areas of limestone on the Mendips have been worn away by water, making the hills a national centre for caving.