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Type: |
Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
111 m | |||
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Depth: |
-0.5 m | |||
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Length: |
107 m | |||
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Region: |
Marmara | |||
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Province: |
Sakarya | |||
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District: |
Karasu | |||
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Village: |
Kurumese | |||
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| Location: It is located in an uvala basin inside a paleo valley in east-west direction where the Sinanoglu-Kurumese-Subatagi villages are located at; just east of the connection channel of the Sakarya River; that connects Adapazari Lowland with the delta at the Black Sea shore. It is 25 km north from Adapazari. |
| Structural Properties and formation : Kurumese Cave is a horizontally in east-west direction developed spring type cave. The direction of the limestone layers played a role in the development of the cave as well as the crack system. Therefore sharp elbows; cavities and profiles are observed in the extension of the cave. There is a subsurface stream in the Kurumese that flows uninterruptedly; where the height is between 2-6 m; and the width between 0.5-4 m. Sand and pebble pile-up is observed on the cave basin especially at the elbows where there are sharp turns. On the other hand there are no dripstone formations except the few stalactites; and the stalacmites. |
| Research History: It was researched by the Geological Studies Department of MTA General Directorate; and published in 2002. |
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