List of caves in Croatia explained
This list of caves in Croatia includes 49 which are deeper than 250m (820feet), 14 deeper than 500m (1,600feet) and three deeper than 1000m (3,000feet). The karst geology harbours a total of approximately 7,000 caves and pits.[1]
Deepest caves
Name | Depth | Length | Geology and notes |
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Velebit caves - Lukina jama | 1392abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | [2] |
Velebit caves – Slovačka jama | 1320abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | |
Velebit caves – near Crikvena | 1034abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | |
| 830abbr=onNaNabbr=on | < | --59030abbr=onNaNabbr=on length m--> | [3] |
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Biokovo caves – Amfora Pit | 788abbr=onNaNabbr=on | < | --0abbr=onNaNabbr=on length m--> | |
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Velebit caves – Meduza | 679abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | |
Biokovo caves – Stara škola | 576abbr=onNaNabbr=on | < | --0abbr=onNaNabbr=on length m--> | |
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Biokovo caves – Vilimova jama | 572abbr=onNaNabbr=on | < | --0abbr=onNaNabbr=on length m--> | |
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Velebit caves – Patkov Gušt | 553abbr=onNaNabbr=on | < | --0abbr=onNaNabbr=on length m--> | |
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Velebit caves – Jama Olimp | 537abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | |
Velebit caves – Ledena jama u Lomskoj dulibi | 536abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | |
Stupina jama | 413abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 251abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Deepest cave in Gorski Kotar[4] | |
Longest caves
Name | Depth | Length | Geology and notes |
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| 830m | 59.03abbr=onNaNabbr=on | [5] |
Medvedica caves – Đulin ponor | | 16396abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
Varićakova špilja – Panjkov ponor | | 12385abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
Jama Kita Gaćešina | | 8550abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
Tounj quarry cave | | 8487abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
Veternica | | 7128abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | |
Other notable caves
See also
Sources
Notes and References
- Book: . Biodiversity of Croatia . 2006 . Jasminka Radović . Kristijan Čivić . Ramona Topić . 953-7169-20-0 . 2011-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111016173315/http://www.vukovarsko-srijemska-zupanija.com/upload/paragrafi_upload/2011-3-21_58011335_BiodiversityofCroatia.pdf . 2011-10-16 . dead .
- Web site: Deepest and longest speleological sites in Croatia – Situation as in September 2007 . 49 . . Statistical Yearbook . 2009 . 2011-09-19.
- Web site: Popis najvećih špilja . speleologija.hr. 23 January 2023.
- Web site: Stupina jama . 2011-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111203093224/http://www.speleologija.hr/stupinajama/index.html . 2011-12-03 .
- Web site: Popis najvećih špilja . speleologija.hr. 23 January 2023.
- Web site: Baraćeve Špilje . 2011-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001119/http://www.baraceve-spilje.hr/povijest_eng.html . 2012-04-26 .
- http://istrapedia.hr/hrv/168/baredine-jama-kraj-poreca/istra-a-z/ Baredine, jama kraj Poreča
- Web site: U Dramlju pronađen najveći špiljski lav . . 9 August 2015 . 4 October 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122163511/http://www.jutarnji.hr/u-dramlju-pronaden-najveci-spiljski-lav/271094/ . 22 November 2015 .