Rak (stream) explained

Rak
Source1 Coordinates:	45.791°N 14.2948°W
Mouth Location:	disappears in Weaver Cave in Rak Škocjan
Progression:	Unica→
Subdivision Type1:	Country

The Rak is a stream in Inner Carniola, a traditional region of southeastern Slovenia. It sources in Zelše Caves (Slovenian: Zelške jame) west of the village of Zelše,^[1] flows across the Rak Škocjan karst valley for and enters Weaver's Cave (Slovenian: Tkalca jama),^[2] where it continues for and merges in Planina Cave (Slovenian: Planinska jama), about from its entrance, with the Pivka River to form the Unica.^[3] The confluence of the Rak and the Pivka is one of the largest subterranean confluences in Europe.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Zelše . sl. Enciklopedija Slovenije [Encyclopedia of Slovenia] . Marjan . Javornik . Dušan . Voglar . Alenka . Dermastia . 1996 . 9788611153667 . 153.
2. Web site: Mali in Veliki naravni most . Www.tdrakek.si . sl . The Big and the Little Natural Bridge . TD Rakek . 17 May 2012.
3. Web site: Rakov Škocjan – Tkalca jama . Kraji.eu . 17 May 2012.
4. Encyclopedia: Planinska jama . sl. Planina Cave . Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem [Encyclopedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia] . Janja . Kogovšek . Metka . Petrič . Nadja . Zupan Hajna . Tanja . Pipan . Mateja . Šmid Hribar . Gregor . Golež . Dan . Podjed . Drago . Kladnik . Bojan . Erhartič . Primož . Pavlin . Jerele . Ines . 17 May 2012.