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Kocaçali Tepe Düdeni |
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Type: |
Horizontal Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
130 m | |||
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Depth: |
-23 m | |||
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Length: |
33 m | |||
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Region: |
Marmara | |||
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Province: |
Balikesir | |||
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District: |
Manyas | |||
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Village: |
Soguksu | |||
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| Location: It is located on the western edge of the Kocacali Hill; overviewing the village; 2 km northeast of Eskimanyas (Soguksu); 10 km southeast of Manyas. It can be reached from Manyas or Göbel on the Susurluk-Bandirma motorway. Both roads leads to the entrance of the cave. |
| Structural Properties and formation : -33 m depth of the cave can be descended in two steps of -10 m and -5 m. In the entrance zone; there are masses of blocks; pebbles and sand while in the final zone; there is a 3 m deep lake. The level of this lake rises remarkably during rainy seasons. It is a sinkhole type of cave with inflow of water in rainy seasons. |
| Research History: t was explored and mapped by MTA; and published in 1997. |
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