Totes Gebirge (The Dead Mountains) are the largest limestone
plateau of the Eastern Alps. It lies on the border of Upper Austria
and Styria and its area is 1150 km sq.. The highest point is
Grosser Priel (2515m), but the altitude of the plateau is approx.
1900m. The area is made from limestone and dolostone (dolomite),
which were made in the Trias and Jura epoch 210 – 135 million years
ago.
The name of the area comes from the fact, that there is almost
no vegetation on the plateau. This is caused with absence of the
water, which is closely related to the fact, that the limestone can
be dissolved in water. Many of the karst features like caves,
limestone pavement, dolines can be seen in the area and many of
them can be seen just looking to the plateau.
Your task is to find one of the karst features called doline.
Doline is natural depression. It has usually round shape and its
dimensions can be from several meters to several hundred meters in
diameter and in depth as well.
You must fulfill following requirements for log this cache:
- Upload a photo of the plateau with description of two or three
points (mountains, passes) and a photo of you and the touristic
sign. Both photos has to be taken from the same place.
- Send me a e-mail with a photo of a doline with doline marked on
the photo and a description, how a doline evolves. My e-mail
address is martin(dot)netolicky(at)gmail(dot)com. You can write
your e-mail in English, German and Czech language.
Deutsch
- Mache ein Foto einer Doline und schicke mir dieses per E-Mail
zu. Dann erkläre in der E-Mail die Entstehung einer Doline.
- Mache ein Foto auf dem Plateau des „Toten Gebirges“ mit zwei
od. drei Gipfeln/Scharten samt Wegweiser und ein Foto von dir und
dem Wegweiser und poste diese mit dem Log.
