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Arsa

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Arsa
Type:
Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
1560 m
Depth:
+2 m
Length:
16 m
Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Gümüshane
District:
Merkez
Village:
Arsa

     


It can be reached by a 15-20 minute walk from the quarter of Arsa towards the Gurbetyatagi Hill (1620 m). It is a spring type of fossil cave which developed horizontally. It was formed within the Malm-Lower Cretaceous limestones. It is filled with debris and dirt. It was explored by MTA in 1991.
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