Migovec System Explained

Migovec System
Map:Slovenia
Relief:yes
Coordinates:46.252°N 13.764°W
Location:Tolmin, Slovenia
Depth:972m (3,189feet)
Length:43009m (141,106feet)
Geology:limestone

The Migovec System (Slovenian: Sistem Migovec) is a 43009adj=mid-3adj=mid and 972adj=mid-1adj=mid Alpine cave system within Mount Tolmin Migovec (Slovenian: Tolminski Migovec) in the Municipality of Tolmin in northwestern Slovenia. The mountain and the cave system are part of Triglav National Park. The combined system is the longest known cave in the country, followed by the Postojna Cave System (24340abbr=onNaNabbr=on).

Entrances

The entrances include:

Exploration

The majority of exploration has been carried out by the Caving Section of the Tolmin Mountaineering Club (Slovenian: Jamarska Sekcija Planinskega društva Tolmin), joined since 1994 by Imperial College Caving Club.

Chough Cave (M2), Torn T-Shirt (M18), and M16 were connected together in 1996 to form the initial Migovec System, which was then explored to an eventual depth of -970m (-3,170feet). In 2008, exploration of Fairy Cave led to an almost immediate connection with Gardeners' World, and on 13 August 2012 Gardeners' World was connected to the Migovec System at a depth of -650m (-2,120feet).

Primadona and Monatip, two entrances located on the Western cliff of the Migovec plateau form a cave that was first explored in 1999. The cave was explored to a length of 2.7km before, in late 2015, being connected into the rest of System Migovec at a depth of -180m (-580feet).

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