 Dim Cave / Dim Magarasi
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by hakan42
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Hidden
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7/28/2009
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(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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The Dim Caverns are, with a total visitable length of 360 meters,
one of the longest in Turkey. There is also a very modern telescope
outside the Cavern by which you can observe the beautiful
environment.
English | Deutsch | Türkce
[EN]
The Dim Cavern is a natural cavern formed by the dissolving of
limestone rock by the seepage of rainwater through natural cracks
from the surface. Rainwater takes carbondixide from the air and
forms carbonic acid. This acidic rain water seeps into the caverns,
dissolving the limestone and thus enlarging the cavern.
The age of the caverns are not precisely determined, although it is
assumed to be between 500.000 and 1.000.000 years, as most of the
other carstic cave systems in Turkey are.
For further information have a look at the nearby information
panel.
In order to log this Earth Cache, please send the answers to the
following questions beforehand to my profile email address .
- explain how the columns inside the cavern are formed
- what is the approximate height above sea level
- what is the approximate distance to the sea
Although not strictly necessary, I would be happy if you take a
photo of you at the Earth Cache site and upload it with your log
entry
The cave system was declared a Nature Reserve Area in 1990 and
opened to the public in September 1997.
After your visit to the caves, you might want to search for the
Dim Cave Traditional cache just in the
vicinity. The Damlatas Magarasi Earthcache is well worth a
visit, too.
Please enjoy the view from the mountain top too. There is a
telescope just next to the parking lots.
This cache is available on opencaching.de, too (OC8B7D)
[DE] / Deutsch
Noch zu übersetzen / To be translated
[TR] / Türkce
Tercüme edilmekte / To be translated
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 July 22 by silvermann (864 found)
... tak tohle byla pro me docela adrenalinová záležitost, když jsem se nechal dolmuší vyvézt do údolí reky DIMCAJ ... kde pak mela dolmuša konecnou ... pak pešky a s dotazem na nejbližšího domorodce který si me pohledem zmeril a zeptal se foot is good??? me poslal asi 8km po ceste, kde slunce sálalo a já si pripadal jako na Sahare ... jeskynku jsem videl prímo nad sebou ale na skále asi 200m vysoké, a tak jsem obcházel po silnici ... tak to jsem si docela máknul až na dno pri teplotách kolem 50°C a více na slunci ... nakonec cíle dosaženo ale mel jsem už skoro namále ... :o)))
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July 18 by der Eifelaner (1082 found)
This cavern is really interesting. Many thanks for showing this place. We want to go back one year.
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July 12 by Rishare (116 found)
Pekna jeskynka. Celkem rozlehla. V okoli jsou ale i mnohem hezci veci. Kdo zna Moravsky kras, tak nic extra necekejte. Kdo nezna, bezte se urcite podivat. Vlezne je 10 TL.
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June 30 by saukki (165 found)
Visited this beautiful, almost magical and suprisingly long cave with whole family. We all liked it a lot! Thanks for this earthcache!
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June 15 by jantari (1010 found)
Thanks for showing such place. The cavern is really worth seeing! Great!!
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Last Updated: on 7/26/2010 12:36:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time (7:36 PM GMT)
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