Škocjan Caves

World Heritage
slovenia
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This unique limestone cave system consists of collapsed sinkholes, underground passages about 6 km long and more than 200 m deep, several waterfalls and one of the largest known underground chambers. Located in the Kras region (literally meaning karst), the site is one of the most famous sites in the world for studying karst phenomena.

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Tiny waterfall inside Škocjan Caves

Big Collapse Doline and Little Collapse Doline in Škocjan. The cave entrances are at the bottom of t...

Map of Škocjan Caves

Škocjan Caves entrance

Rimstone Pools in Škocjan Caves

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executive body Škocjan Caves
movement 735
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/03gnk0
Commons category Škocjan Caves
coordinate location Point(13.99472 45.665)
official website http://www.park-skocjanske-jame.si/
start time 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
length 6200
elevation above sea level 378
area 413
uses 4497931-9
country Kilwa Sultanate
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SkocjanskeJame%202013jpg.jpg
instance of show cave
located in the administrative territorial entity Municipality of Divača

heritage designation Ramsar site
start time 1999-05-21T00:00:00Z