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Type: |
Horizontal Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
70 m | |||
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Depth: |
+18 m | |||
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Length: |
1620 m | |||
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Region: |
Marmara | |||
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Province: |
Kirklareli | |||
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District: |
Vize | |||
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Village: |
Balkaya | |||
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| Location: It lies on the right bank of the Yana Creek; a branch of Kazandere; 2 km east of the Balkaya Village; approximately 20 km northwest of the Vize District. It is accessible from the Balkaya road deviating at 8th km of the Vize-Kiyiköy road as well as the Kiyiköy-Aksicim-Balkaya or Saray-Bahceköy-Aksicim-Balkaya roads. |
| Structural Properties and formation : The vicinity of cave is composed of the Eocene aged Kirklareli limestones surfacing over an extensive area. It consists of two branches with diverse development epochs and levels. The main gallery connected to the depression hall in the entrance is the active section of the cave. With continuous flow; this section has numerous dripstone pools with a depth ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 m. Also there lies extensive amount of abrasive formations; among most remarkables are small whirlpools; abrasion marks; finished surfaces. From midsections; it is adorned with stalactites; columns and wall; curtain dripstones; falling over the lake [Nazik et al. 1998a:68-74]. Near the end of this passage there is a half-active second passage on the right wall, covered with beautiful stalactites, stalagmites, columns and soda straws approximate 600 m long [BUMAD 2010]. |
| Research History: It was explored and mapped by MTA. |
| Findings: A Rhinolophus euryale colony was recorded during the hibernation period. A salamander, Triturus karelinii, which is most probably an accidental species, was caught. Also recorded were five invertebrate species belonging to the Class Arachnida [BUMAD 2010] |
