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Kocaoglak |
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Type: |
Horizontal Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
460 m | |||
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Depth: |
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Length: |
28 m | |||
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Region: |
Marmara | |||
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Province: |
Bursa | |||
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District: |
Nilüfer | |||
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Village: |
Maksempinari | |||
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| Location: It lies on the northwestern slope of the Kocaoglak Hill; 1.5 km west of the Maksempinar Town; 25 km of Bursa. The Degirmendere Pinari; the biggest spring in the region is located next to the cave. The stabilized road deviating from Maksempinar on the Bursa-Mustafakemal motorway leads to the entrance of the cave. |
| Structural Properties and formation : It was formed within the Jura-Lower Cretaceous limestones. The fault line accrossing in front of the cave was responsible from the formation of both the cave and the spring 30 m below. It is a spring type of dry and fossil cave. With a width ranging from 0.5 to 1 m; and roof height from 1 to 2 m; it has a thick deposit soil at the bottom. It is a small and narrow cave. |
| Research History: t was explored and mapped by MTA; and published in 1997. |
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