| Geography and Environment: The active sinkhole of Çukurpinar; which empties the water of a large area; is closed with earth and mud. Main entrance of the cave; which is formed in the massive Miosen calcer formation and lies in vadoze zone; looks like a huge sinkhole with a diameter of 30 m and 110 m depth. First 400 meters of Çukurpinar is nearly vertical. This vertical formation slowly turns to horizontal formation after the first camping ground at -515 m. This formation continues between the descent at -824 m to the Aygen Camp at -1036 m; with long galleries. A branch; which begings at that camp ground is also horizontal. Cave narrows and ends at -1196 m. |
