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Type: |
Horizontal Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
40 m | |||
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Depth: |
-9 m | |||
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Length: |
39 m | |||
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Region: |
Marmara | |||
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Province: |
Kirklareli | |||
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District: |
Vize | |||
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Village: |
Kiyiköy | |||
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| Location: It can be reached from the Saray-Kiyiköy or Vize-Kiyiköy roads. The road running to Kastro from Kiyiköy passes through the upper part of the Büyük Kurudere Creek where the cave is located. |
| Structural Properties and formation : It was formed within the Eocene limestones near the contact zone of Eocene limestones in the Istranca Massif. It is a fossil cave which halted its development. Therefore; it is entirely dry except the waters leaking from roof and side walls. |
| Research History: It was explored and mapped by MTA. |
| Findings: No remarkable forms of life were seen except a few bats. |
