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Üçbacali |
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Type: |
Horizontal Cave | |||
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Altitude: |
2280 m | |||
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Depth: |
-27 m | |||
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Length: |
211 m | |||
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Region: |
Black Sea | |||
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Province: |
Gümüshane | |||
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District: |
Merkez | |||
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Village: |
Dörene | |||
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| Location: It is located on top of the highlands rising to the north of the Karamustafa Village. Situated 600 m northeast of the Ucbacali Hill (2339m); it can be reached by walking approximately one hour from the Hatipler Quarter. |
| Structural Properties and formation : It is a passage type of fossil cave which developed horizontally. It was within the Malm-Lower Cretaceous limestones. It was exposed following the collapse of a wall of an underground cavity. It has stairs and dripstone decorations characterizing the presence of a multiphase. In the final zone; there is a 1 m deep pond filled with water. |
| Research History: It was explored by MTA in 1991. |
| Findings: A few number of bats was seen in the cave. The amount of guanos on the floor suggests that it is inhabited by bats during winter. |
