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Manasir

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Manasir
Type:
Vertical Cave
Altitude:
1695 m
Depth:
-368 m
Length:
m
Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Eskisehir
District:
Mihaliçcik
Village:
Sorgun

     


Location: It lies on the Manasir Plateau; 17 km northwest of the Mihaliccik District as the crow flies. Located on the Mihaliccik-Nallihan motorway; it takes 1.5-2 hours to walk to the cave from the Sorgun Village or the Dinek Town.
Structural Properties and formation : Located at the bottom of a depression doline; MTA traversed its depth as -368 m depending on the thickness of the limestones. Elbowing at -130 m; it ends up with a 240 m vertical descent.
Research History: It was explored by MTA in 2000; but not mapped. Later on continued to be explored by HUMAK; it ended up at -368 m.
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