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Buz

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Buz
Type:
Horizontal Cave
Altitude:
2280 m
Depth:
-5.6 m
Length:
79 m
Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Gümüshane
District:
Merkez
Village:
Karamustafa

     


It can be reached by a 1-1.5 hour walk from the Hatipler Quarter of the Karamustafa Village. It lies 500 m northeast of the Ucbacali Hill (2339 m). It is a passage type of fossil cave; developed horizontally. It was exposed as a result of collapse of a roof of an old underground cavity on a pronounced fault line within the Malm-Lower Cretaceous limestones. Initially it is a big depression doline. The inside is covered by ice decorations. It was explored by MTA in 1991. The floor is partially covered with ice and a thick guano of bats.
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