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Aksamgünesi



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Type:
Cave
Altitude:
m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Marmara
Province:
Istanbul
District:
Sile
Village:
Merkez


TAYEx:
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Registration State:
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Location: It is located at Papazburnu Mevkii; renamed as Harmankaya Burnu; 700 m west-northwest of Sile. The Beacon of Sile stands on the cliff where the entrance of the cave is located. The cave is also called Pavli.
Geography and Environment: It is a cave opened within the Paleocene marl-sandstone deposits; forming the Sile olistostrome. The northerly-sector winds; west-east directed north stream and particularly devastating waves played a major role in its geological formation. It is an active watery cave [Ertek et al. 1998:92].
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