Sinkhole Capital of the United States
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The "Sinkhole Capital of the United States" is a nickname highlighting Fountain, Minnesota’s unusually high concentration of sinkholes caused by its underlying karst geology.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo | city ⓘ |
| appliesWithinJurisdiction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fountain, Minnesota tourism
ⓘ
cave and karst region of southeastern Minnesota ⓘ karst education and interpretation ⓘ |
| category |
Geographical nicknames of places in the United States
ⓘ
Nicknames of cities in Minnesota ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
closed depressions
ⓘ
high density of sinkholes ⓘ solution sinkholes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Fillmore County, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalBasis |
carbonate bedrock
ⓘ
karst topography ⓘ limestone dissolution ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
landscape pitted with sinkhole depressions
ⓘ
numerous mapped sinkholes near Fountain, Minnesota ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
geomorphology
ⓘ
karst landscapes ⓘ sinkholes ⓘ |
| impliesRisk |
ground subsidence potential
ⓘ
localized geohazard ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | regional branding of Fillmore County, Minnesota ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname |
underlying karst geology
ⓘ
unusually high concentration of sinkholes ⓘ |
| refersTo | Fountain, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Midwestern karst terrain
ⓘ
karst regions of the Driftless Area ⓘ |
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| usedAs |
local promotional slogan
ⓘ
tourism nickname ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.