Grasping a small lamp,I slowly made my way through a small subterrean darkness.Far below the earths surface,I crawled high on a rock and rewarded with an incredible sight.A glittering,sparkling world opened before my eyes.What had I found?A new corridor of the postojna cave in Slovenia.
This discovery marked the beginning of is now a flourishing tourist industry.it also opened for further speleogy,that is,"scientific study of exploration of caves."To take a closer look at this magnificent cave system,join us on a visit to postojna,a town on Slovenia.
A terrain where caves are abundant
with over 20 kilometres of corridors and grottoes,the postojna cave is the largest in Europe The caves are located in the kras,region of slovenia,whixh is a limestone plateu that extends some 50 kilometers inland from the Adriatic sea,between the Julian and the Dinaric alps.The caves in postojna are some of the thousands of carvens in this region.
Today the word "karst"carries a broad meaning.The term is used by geologists the world over to describe a broad meaning.karst are found in many parts of the world,including Australia central America,China,Indochina and Raussia.such terrain is characterized by barren,Rocky ground where erosion has produced caves,sinkhole,and underground streams and lakes.
Since a large portion of slovenia is karst topigraphy,caves and other underground formations are plentiful in the country.The postojna cave ranks alongside such famous karst caves.
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