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Güvercinlik

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Güvercinlik
Type:
Vertical Cave
Altitude:
1100 m
Depth:
-69 m
Length:
m
Region:
Aegean
Province:
Afyonkarahisar
District:
Sultandag
Village:
Yesilçiftlik

     


Location: It can be reached from the Yesilciftlik Village through the Afyon-Aksehir highway; from there a road leads to the cave. The hill between the Eber and Aksehir Lakes is reached following about a 150 m climbing. The cave is located on that hill at the Demirciler Mevkii.
Structural Properties and formation : It starts like a 2 m wide and 13 m long cleavage. The first station is reached through a 15 m descent. which is followed by a 21 m descent into a narrow hall. It continues along with the same joint; and ends up with a small hall. There is a blind branch of 5x6 m almost 4 m above this hall.
Research History: It was explored by MAD in 1994; and mapped to the BCRA standard.
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