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Asarkaya Düdeni |
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Type: |
Vertical Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
2250 m | |||
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Depth: |
-166 m | |||
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Length: |
206 m | |||
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Region: |
Mediterranean | |||
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Province: |
Isparta | |||
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District: |
Sütçüler | |||
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Village: |
Beydili | |||
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| Location: It is located at a 8-hour walking distance from the Ortaova Plain; near the Beydili Village at Asarkaya Mevkii of the Sarp Mountain. |
| Structural Properties and formation : The sinkhole has two descents; first one leading 50 m into a balcony of snow while the second one is 100 m long. |
| Research History: Previously discovered and descended by a group from Hacettepe University; the survey was completed by MAD in July 1999; and it was mapped to the BCRA 3c standard. |
| Findings: A lot of Alpine Choughs inhabit the sinkhole. |
