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Skocjan Caves

French: Grottes de Škocjan
The Škocjan Caves is a World Heritage site in Slovenia defined by the UNESCO in 1986 and definitely a recommended natural sightseeing location.
It is on position 960 (688, 696, 14) in our monthly survey..

"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."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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