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.
# Fall
# Limestone cave system
# Underground Passage
# Underground caverns
# Kras area
# Karst phenomenon
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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 |