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Radiç Çopulu |
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Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
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Depth: |
-20 m | |||
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Length: |
20 m | |||
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Region: |
Marmara | |||
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Province: |
Istanbul | |||
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District: |
Sile | |||
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Village: |
Sortulu | |||
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| It is located 2 km northeast of the Sortullu Village in 32 km southeast of Sile. After passing the road of Hacili - Goksu by vehicle, cave lies in walking distance of 300 m. Known by villagers, cave was firstly mapped by the team. It is a dissolution hole opened into the thick-banded Triassic limestones with 10 degrees inclination westward. Although it looks like the mouth of a sinkhole; the signs of depression on its floor was encountered. Cave without any branch or any gallery gives way to water to inflow into the cracks laying in the base of cave. The mouth and the floor of the cave are equal in size of 3x1,5 m. Radic Copulu shaped like a rectengular prism was estimated to be enlarged by the abrasion of a fault in limestone. Cave situates on a karstic plateau. Situated in plateau called as "Goksu - Dikenli Part" of Teke Plateau by Ertek, especially the part between the villages of Hacili - Sevisli - Obeyli was suggested to have a developed karstification both in surface and in depth [Ertek 1995]. The dry cave becomes active during rainfall with an open air area getting water in rainy times. There are mosses at the bottom. |
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