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https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.965529
- spatial dataset (.shp format) of karst in Slovenia according to lithological types (Fig. 6: Spatial distribution of karst in Slovenia in various lithological units.)
- spatial dataset (.shp format) of distribution of karst in Slovenia (Fig. 7: Spatial distribution of karst in Slovenia.)
- images (.jpg format) of spatial distribution of karst in Slovenia in various lithologies (Fig. 6) and of spatial distribution of karst in Slovenia (Fig. 7)
Coordinate system used for the spatial datasets: EPSG 3794.

The spatial dataset is published by: Gostinčar, P., Stepišnik, U. 2023: Extent and spatial distribution of karst in Slovenia. Acta geographica Slovenica 63-1. https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS.11679</gco:CharacterString>
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