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Çesmelidere 2

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Çesmelidere 2
Type:
Cave
Altitude:
1648 m
Depth:
-30 m
Length:
65 m
Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Yozgat
District:
Akdagmadeni
Village:
Yukari Çulhali

     


Cesmelidere Cave is accessed through a 2.5 km long path in the woods which is off of the road to village, 2 km before reaching the Yukari Çulhali Village from Akdagmadeni District. Cesmelidere Cave was composed as a sinkhole inside white Eocene limestones then was fossilized by standing alone through the shattering of the polje. There are plenty of formations inside the cave. It was visited and mapped by MTA. The only group of animals encountered were the bats [Nazik et al. 2005].
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