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Sogucak

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Sogucak
Type:
Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
295 m
Depth:
m
Length:
40 m
Region:
Marmara
Province:
Kirklareli
District:
Vize
Village:
Sogucak

     


Location: Located in the Sogucak Village; 15 northwest of Vize; it lies on the upper slope of the Sogucak Creek breaching the region by deeply buried valleys. A 2 km road deviating almost in the mid of the 24 km long road between Vize and Pinarhisar reaches to the village and cave.
Structural Properties and formation : It was formed within the Eocene aged Kirklareli limestones elongating on a broad area in the region. To the south of the limestones with a clayey structure in the vicinity of the cave are clastics from the Miocene and Pliocene epochs. 25-30 m high from the table of the Davalipinar Creek; it is a fossil cave; which halted its development. It consists of a single room; developed horizontally; there is a thick layer of soil mixed with pebbles and sand at the bottom.
Research History: It was explored and mapped by MTA.
Findings:


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