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Karlik Düdeni

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Karlik Düdeni
Type:
Vertical Cave
Altitude:
950 m
Depth:
-115 m
Length:
m
Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Bartin
District:
Ulus
Village:
Çerde

     


Location: It lies about 2 km south of Uluyayla.
Structural Properties and formation : The Karlik Creek which gathers the waters of the Karlik Basin situated to south of the Uluyayla Basin sinks into an inaccessible ponor. But this creek enters into the Karlik Sinkhole; continuing to flow toward the west during flooding times. It is obvious that it is candidate to become a fossil cave. It is located at the bottom of a 50 m deep depression with very steep sides. The layers and masses of ice at the deeper parts of the depression and near the entrance do not melt even in May.
Research History: It was explored by BUMAK in 1989; and mapped to the BCRA 3c standard. BUMAK which organized mainly training-oriented excursions in 2000 and 2001 estimated the depth as -170 m. The mapped section totals to -115 m.
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