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Tulumba



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

Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Zonguldak
District:
Merkez
Village:
Çatalagzi


TAYEx:
-

Registration State:
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Location: t is located 1 km south of Çatalagzi to the east of Kilimli; on the eastern bank of the Gelik Brook; and 10 m high from the base of the valley. The Zonguldak-Kilimli-Çatalagzi-Karadon road passes near to the cave. The pump in front of the cave supplies potable water to the Karadon enterprise.
Geography and Environment: t was formed within the Barremian aged Zonguldak formation which allows only limited karstification due to its lithological characteristics. It is situated to the south of Çatalagzi fault which is in the southwest-northeast direction; and it lies parallel to the fault line. It ends up with a completely fossilized wall closed with big rocks. There is no entry of water at that point. On the other hand; numerous ponors (sinkholes) were formed on the western edges of the cave.
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