Subsequent collapse of cave systems is the primary mechanism forĬockpit karst formation. The other "collapse" theory maintains that the formation and It is this flooding over the millenia which redistributes debris Water also comes UP the sinkholes and floods the sink or cockpit. One of the puzzles for a layman is how the bottom of eachĬockpit is so flat: this is because, during times of heavy rain, Tendency for these to become blocked by debris.
Of course, each cockpit has one or several sinkholes but there is a This accounts for the slope being so steep at the base. The water runs down the hill, it gathers momentum and also gathersĭebris so that its scouring action becomes more and more Hill, the water moves slowly so that little erosion takes place as Regularly-spaced, round-topped, conical hills.At the top of the Intersect.This theory provides an explanation of the typical, He surmises that a sinkhole forms when three faults Researcher measured the orientation of the faults in the area andįound them to be largely aligned along three primary axes mutually Millions of years dissolved and eroded the fissures and washed theĭebris through the sinkholes eventually out to sea.A recent Tropical rainfall washing through a fissured limestone plateau over There are at least two theories as to how cockpit karstįorms (see movie). Of round-topped, conical hills and sinks that we know today. Erosion of this plateau formed the regular array The plateau rose toĪbout 600m (2000ft) above sea level. Years ago with a faulted limestone plateau when Jamaica emerged from the sea. The formation of Cockpit Country started about 12 million (see movie)ĭon't hike without a guide! (See one group's experience) Water is drained vertically and rapidly and each cockpit bottom Receives high rainfall annually (1500mm to 2500mm), it is stillĬonsidered "waterless" because limestone acts as a sponge: surface the term was in nautical use, denoting an area in the aft lower deck of a man-of-war where the wounded were taken, later coming to mean hence the place housing the controls of other vehicles ( sense 1, early 20th cent.). The British during the First Maroon War (~1730-1738) because it reminded them of the "cockpit" in the aft lower deck of a man-of-war where the wounded were taken (MerriamWebster Dictionary gives the "ORIGIN late 16th cent. Cockpit Country was the name given to the area by Cockpit Country in Jamaica is the type location forĬockpit karst.
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