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Somaklikaya Düdeni |
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Type: |
Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
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Depth: |
-15;+10 m | |||
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Length: |
421 m | |||
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Region: |
Aegean | |||
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Province: |
Mugla | |||
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District: |
Marmaris | |||
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Village: |
Karaca | |||
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| Location: It lies between the Ovacik and Bayindir Quarters of the Karaca Village at Somakli Mevkii of Marmaris. It is difficult to find the cave without guidance. |
| Structural Properties and formation : It consists of two sections; active and fossil. The active section; roughly elongating in the east-west direction is 343 m long. The water inflows through the main entrance and depression area at the eastern end of the active gallery. In active galleries; no remarkable speleothem or decoration can be seen due to the mechanical abrasion effect of water. On the other hand; the fossil section is very rich in decorations; particularly in dripstones. However; it is not capable of self-cleaning as it is a dry cave. |
| Research History: It was explored by MAD in 1995; and mapped to the BCRA 3d standard. |
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