Migovec system
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| Location: | Tolmin , Slovenia | |
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Geographic location: |
46 ° 14 '49 " N , 13 ° 45' 39" E | |
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| Geology: | Shell limestone | |
| Type: | Karst cave | |
| Overall length: | 41,800 m | |
| Level difference: | 972 m | |
The Migovec System ( Slovenian Sistem Migovec) is a 41.8 km long and 972 m deep alpine cave system in the mountain Tolminski Migovec near Tolmin in northwestern Slovenia . The mountain and the cave system are part of the Triglav National Park . The system is the longest known cave in Slovenia, followed by the Postojna cave system .
Entrances
The entrances include:
- Kavkna Jama (M2), explored in 1972, the highest entrance at 1,861 m above sea level
- M16, explored in 1982
- Jama Strgane Srajce (M18), explored in 1994
- Vrtnarija, first used in 2000
- Vilinska Jama, explored in 2008
- Primadona, explored in 1999
- Monthip, explored in 2007
exploration
Most of the research was carried out by the cave department of the Tolmin Mountaineering Club ( Jamarska Sekcija Planinskega društva Tolmin ), which has been supported by the Imperial College Caving Club since 1994 .
In 1996 a connection between the Kavkna Jama (M2), Jama Strgane Srajce (M18) and M16 caves was discovered, which is the origin of the Migovec system, which was then explored to a depth of 970 m. In 2008 an exploration of the Vilinska Jama led to the direct connection to the Vrtnarija , which was connected to the Migovec system on August 13, 2012 at a depth of 650 m.
Primadona and MONTIP , two entrances on the west side of Migovec Plato, form a cave that was first explored in 1999. The cave had previously been explored for 2.7 km, and at the end of 2015 it was connected to the Migovec system at a depth of 180 m.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jamski sistem Migovec že daljši od 40 kilometrov. Delo, dd, August 13, 2018, accessed January 16, 2019 (Slovenian).
- ↑ Nov najdaljši jamski sistem je pod Migovcem. Delo, dd, August 16, 2012, accessed January 16, 2019 (Slovenian).
- ^ A b c Imperial College Caving Club / Jamarska Sekcija PD Tolmin, The Hollow Mountain . ICCC Journal No. 22, 2007
- ^ Caves & Caving, Issue 76, Summer 1997, page 20
- ^ Caves & Caving, issue 80, summer 1998, page 23