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Horizontal Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
2160 m | |||
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Depth: |
-37 m | |||
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Length: |
295 m | |||
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Region: |
Black Sea | |||
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Province: |
Gümüshane | |||
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District: |
Köse | |||
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Village: |
Altintas | |||
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| It is located at Magarasirti Mevkii between the Altintas and Yenice villages. It is a passage type of fossil cave; developed horizontally with a small incline. It is adorned with stalactites; stalagmites and columns. The decorations closer to the entrance have been destroyed by people. It was formed along a pronounced fault line within the Malm-Lower Cretaceous limestones. It is inhabited by bats. It was explored by MTA in 1991. |
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