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Köroglu

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Köroglu
Type:
Cave
Altitude:
1900 m
Depth:
+12 m
Length:
94 m
Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Gümüshane
District:
Kelkit
Village:
Gödül

     


It can be reached from the Sögütlü Plateau of the Morokot Village after a half an hour walk. It is a spring type of fossil cave. It was developed over a pronounced fault within the Malm-Lower Cretaceous limestones; and it has a meandering structure. The floor is covered with pebbles; sand and debris. Water leaks from the ceiling and the last point of the cave during rainy seasons. It is entirely dry in arid seasons. Bats were seen; particularly guano deposits are abundant. It was explored by MTA in 1991.
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