List of caves in Croatia
This list of caves in Croatia includes 49 which are deeper than 250 m (820 ft), 14 deeper than 500 m (1,640 ft) and three deeper than 1,000 m (3,281 ft). The karst geology harbours a total of approximately 7,000 caves and pits.[1]
Deepest caves
[edit]| Name | Depth | Length | Geology and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velebit caves - Lukina jama | 1,392 m (4,567 ft) | [1][2] | |
| Velebit caves – Slovačka jama | 1,320 m (4,330 ft) | [2] | |
| Velebit caves – near Crikvena | 1,034 m (3,392 ft) | [2] | |
| Crnopac cave system | 830 m (2,720 ft) | [3] | |
| Biokovo caves – Amfora Pit | 788 m (2,585 ft) | [2] | |
| Velebit caves – Meduza | 679 m (2,228 ft) | [2] | |
| Biokovo caves – Stara škola | 576 m (1,890 ft) | [2] | |
| Biokovo caves – Vilimova jama | 572 m (1,877 ft) | [2] | |
| Velebit caves – Patkov Gušt | 553 m (1,814 ft) | [2] | |
| Velebit caves – Jama Olimp | 537 m (1,762 ft) | [2] | |
| Velebit caves – Ledena jama u Lomskoj dulibi | 536 m (1,759 ft) | [2] | |
| Stupina jama | 413 m (1,355 ft) | 251 m (823 ft) | Deepest cave in Gorski Kotar[4] |
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Longest caves
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (August 2015) |
| Name | Depth | Length | Geology and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crnopac cave system | 830m | 59.030 km (36.68 mi) | [5] |
| Medvedica caves – Đulin ponor | 16,396 m (53,793 ft) | [1][2] | |
| Varićakova špilja – Panjkov ponor | 12,385 m (40,633 ft) | [2] | |
| Tounj quarry cave | 8,487 m (27,844 ft) | [2] | |
| Veternica | 7,128 m (23,386 ft) | [2] |
Other notable caves
[edit]| Name | Depth | Length | Geology and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caves of Barać | [6] | ||
| Baredine Cave | 60 m (200 ft) | 132 m (433 ft) | [7] |
| Bijele sige | 27 m (89 ft) | 95 m (312 ft) | |
| Biserujka | 110 m (360 ft) | Near Dobrinj, on the island of Krk | |
| Crveno jezero (the Red Lake) | Near Imotski | ||
| Javornica kod Bizeka | 28 m (92 ft) | 330 m (1,080 ft) | |
| Velebitaška jama | 45 m (148 ft) | 70 m (230 ft) | |
| Vrtare Male | 30 m (98 ft) | Contains megafauna remains from the last ice age[8] | |
| Balinka pit | 328 m (1,076 ft) | ||
| Romuald’s Cave | Noted for cave paintings |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Jasminka Radović; Kristijan Čivić; Ramona Topić, eds. (2006). Biodiversity of Croatia (PDF). State Institute for Nature Protection, Ministry of Culture (Croatia). ISBN 953-7169-20-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Deepest and longest speleological sites in Croatia – Situation as in September 2007" (PDF). Statistical Yearbook. Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2009. p. 49. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Popis najvećih špilja". speleologija.hr. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Stupina jama". Archived from the original on 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ^ "Popis najvećih špilja". speleologija.hr. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Baraćeve Špilje". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ^ Baredine, jama kraj Poreča at istrapedia.hr (in Croatian)
- ^ "U Dramlju pronađen najveći špiljski lav". Jutarnji list. 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
Sources
[edit]- The Speleological Committee of the Croatian Mountaineering Association, ed. (2011-11-14). "Croatian caves deeper than 250 m / longer than 1000 m". Croatian Mountaineering Association. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
