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Çatal Obruk |
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Vertical Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
2450 m | |||
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Depth: |
-245 m | |||
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Length: |
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Region: |
Mediterranean | |||
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Province: |
Mersin | |||
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District: |
Arslanköy | |||
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| Location: It is located at the Alacayir Mevkii on the Bolkar Mountain. |
| Structural Properties and formation : The region is entirely made of the Miocene aged richly fractured and jointed limestones. Consisting of two vertical chimneys; it was formed within the base of a solution doline. It is a fossil cave; which completely developed vertically. |
| Research History: It was explored by the Cave Research Club of the Dokuz Eylül University in 1996 during the surveys called "Yörük". |
| Findings: The most common fossils in the region are Gastropods and Shells. |
