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Škocjan Caves

Kategorie
Natural
Land
Slovenia
Einschreibungsjahr
1986
Kriterien
(vii)(viii)
UNESCO-ID
390

Beschreibung

This exceptional system of limestone caves comprises collapsed dolines, some 6 km of underground passages with a total depth of more than 200 m, many waterfalls and one of the largest known underground chambers. The site, located in the Kras region (literally meaning Karst), is one of the most famous in the world for the study of karstic phenomena.