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Kapulukaya |
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Type: |
Horizontal Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
420 m | |||
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Depth: |
-70 m | |||
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Length: |
300 m | |||
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Region: |
Marmara | |||
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Province: |
Bursa | |||
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District: |
Yildirim | |||
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Village: |
Degirmenlikizik | |||
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| Location: It is located on the right edge of the strait where the Kapulukaya Creek opens into the plain near the Degirmelikizik Village. |
| Structural Properties and formation : Located right above the point where the northern steep slope of Uludag combines with the plain; the entrance is 6 m high from the base of valley on the right slope of the Kapulukaya Creek which flows through a deep valley. It has a latticed structure. The entrance is a -11 m shaft. There is a significant amount of inflow from outside during rainy seasons as a result of directing the water of creek into the cave through a channel. |
| Research History: It was explored and mapped by MTA; and published in 1997. |
| Findings: Cave butterflies and limited number of bats were seen in the entrance zone. |
