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Agacaçal

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Agacaçal
Type:
Cave
Altitude:
m
Depth:
m
Length:
m
Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Sinop
District:
Duragan
Village:
Cevizlibag

     


It is situated in the Cevizlibag village which is 10 km east of Duragan in Sinop. It was researched by BÜMAK in June 2008. The cave entrance is surrounded by bushes. It starts off with a 20m2 large and 3 m high fossil gallery. On the right side from the entrance there is a hole which is the start of a 9-10 m long drain pipe. The other hole is the start of the main gallery. After going forward in that gallery another gallery will be accessed following a 2-3 m long chimney. This gallery contains small stalactites. In addition carnivore bones and a skull were observed inside a small chamber. The gallery contains another dry branch but this one provides access to big and small chambers and makes almost a circle before it goes back into the same gallery. Except for a section or two the entire cave was dug by treasure hunters and they caused an enormous destruction. Small amount of guano was observed at some spots but no bats were seen.
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