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Dedetepe 1 |
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Type: |
Horizontal Cave | |||
Altitude: |
890 m | |||
Depth: |
-47 m | |||
Length: |
106 m | |||
Region: |
Marmara | |||
Province: |
Bursa | |||
District: |
Iznik | |||
Village: |
Çandarli | |||
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Location: It is located on the western slope of the Dedecal Hill between Gürmüzlü and Candarli Villages. It can be reached by the Iznik-Elbeyli-Gürmüzlü-Candarli road. The smooth stabilized road reaching up to the Dedecal Hill from Iznik is 18 km. A 10 minute-walk through a pathway among dense forest leads to the cave. |
Structural Properties and formation : It was formed within the Cretaceous Bilecik limestones. It is a spring type of fossil cave; which started to develop during the Pliocene epoch. With a roof height of 1-25 m; the bottom is covered with bulky rocks and debris. There is no or little dripstone formations. |
Research History: It was explored and mapped by MTA; and published in 1997. |
Findings: Few bats and mollusc were seen. |
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