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Güvercin Ini |
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Vertical Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
1230 m | |||
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Depth: |
-30 m | |||
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Length: |
53 m | |||
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Region: |
Central Anatolia | |||
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Province: |
Eskisehir | |||
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District: |
Saricakaya | |||
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| Location: It lies on the Saricakaya Plateau together with Afarin Sinkhole and Sarikiz Ponor. It is situated 1.5 km northeast of the Afarin Sinkhole. |
| Structural Properties and formation : It was formed vertically within the Jura Lower Bilecik limestones. Due to the impermeable units serving as karstic floor surface; underlying the limestones; it couldn't have developed further. The entrance is like a shaft of 9x5 m. It also has two more entrances at -25 and -15 m. The bottom is covered by big blocks and debris. It is located on the vadose zone; and it is a fossil cave which halted its development. |
| Research History: It was explored by MTA; and its map and other characteristics were published in 2001. |
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