Scărișoara Cave
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Scărișoara Cave (Romanian: Peștera Scărișoara, Hungarian: Aranyosfői-jégbarlang), is one of the biggest ice caves in the Apuseni Mountains of Romania, in the western part of the Romanian Carpathians.[1] It is considered a show cave and one of the natural wonders of Romania. It has also been described as a glacier cave.[2]
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Scărișoara Cave | |
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Scărișoara Glacier | |
Location | Gârda de Sus, Alba County, Romania |
Coordinates | 46°29′23″N 22°48′35″E |
Depth | 105 m |
Length | 720 m |
Elevation | 1,150 m (3,770 ft)[1] |
Discovery | 1847 |
Geology | Limestone |
Entrances | 1 |
Access | Public |
Features | Stalactites, stalagmites, columns, parietal hangings, corallites, speleothems |
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