But that was fine with me as the geopark really is a wonderful spot for photography, thanks to the breathtaking views. “This place is part of the Kinta Valley Geopark,” I said to Qistina when I noticed her puzzled expression throughout my mini lecture.Īt this point, my friend was more interested in taking photos of the place than listening to me. This natural phenomenon will also form bigger fractures which may then lead to the creation of caves, sinkholes and doline. Its unique appearance is due to having rain water trickle down the cracks of the soft rocks, which then dissolves them. a pile of rocks.Ī karst is a terrain with a distinctive hydrology and landform.
Her lack of interest was understandable because to the untrained eye, the karst might just seem like. “The karst landscape is just stunning,” I said to my friend Qistina, while pointing to the limestones surrounding the lake. Funnily, though, it was the surrounding geological features that really caught my attention.īeing a geology student, I couldn’t help but geek out at the natural rocky landscape. This was Tasik Cermin in Ipoh, Perak, a pristine oasis visited by many. After exiting a 50m-long man-made tunnel, my eyes were immediately fixated on a beautiful lake set amid limestone karst towers.
