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  2. Grotta Gigante - Wikipedia

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    Grotta Gigante ("Giant Cave", Slovene: Briška jama or Jama pri Briščikih), also known as Riesengrotte or as Grotta di Brisciachi, is a giant cave on the Italian side of the Trieste Karst (Carso), close to the village of Borgo Grotta Gigante or Briščiki in the municipality of Sgonico.

  3. List of caves in Italy - Wikipedia

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    Other notable show caves are Borgio Verezzi Caves, Castelcivita Caves, Grotta del Cavallone, Grotta Gigante, Grotta di Ispinigoli, Neptune's Grotto, Pastena Caves, Pertosa Caves, Grotta dello Smeraldo and Toirano Caves.

  4. Grotta Gigante horizontal pendulums - Wikipedia

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    The Grotta Gigante horizontal pendulums are a pair of tiltmeters used for monitoring Earth movements, mounted in the Grotta Gigante in Italy. The horizontal pendulums, installed by the geodesist Antonio Marussi in 1959, are sensitive to deviations of the vertical, to rotations and shearing of the cave.

  5. Karst Plateau - Wikipedia

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    In Slovenia, they include Vilenica Cave (the oldest show cave in Europe), Lipica Cave, Divača Cave, Kačna Cave, Postojna Cave, and Škocjan Caves (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), and Grotta Gigante in Italy (the largest show cave in the world).

  6. Postojna Cave - Wikipedia

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    While the cave system is 24 km long, only 5 km is open to the public. Of this, 3.5 km is traversed by a train that takes visitors through the cave; the remaining 1.5 km can be navigated on foot and with a guide. The whole tour takes about 1.5 hours. The temperature inside the cave is around ten degrees Celsius (fifty degrees Fahrenheit). [21]

  7. After visiting over 50 countries around the world, a few places truly stood out.. Some of my favorite major cities include New York City and London. I loved experiencing otherworldly beauty in ...

  8. Category:Limestone caves - Wikipedia

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    Grotta del Cavallone; Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain; Cave of Chufín; Cave of Pëllumbas; Cave of Remouchamps; Cave of Swallows; Cave of the Mounds; Cave of the Trois-Frères; Cave of the Winds (Colorado) Cave pearl; Cave Without a Name; Caverna dos Ecos; Caverna Santana; Caverns of Sonora; Caves in Cantabria ...

  9. List of caves - Wikipedia

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    Possible cave entrances on Mars. The pits have been informally named (A) Dena, (B) Chloe, (C) Wendy, (D) Annie, (E) Abby (left) and Nikki, and (F) Jeanne. As of 2007 [update] seven putative cave entrances have been identified in satellite imagery of the planet Mars , all so far located on the flanks of Arsia Mons . [ 53 ]