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  2. Vessagiriya - Wikipedia

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    Rock shelters at Vessagiri Drip ledge with Brahmi script at Vessagiri. Vessagiriya, or Issarasamanarama, is an ancient Buddhist forest monastery that is part of the ruins of Anuradhapura, one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka. It is located about half a mile south of Isurumuniya, among boulders. Begun in the reign of King Devanampiya Tissa ...

  3. Ledge View Nature Center - Wikipedia

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    Ledge View Nature Center is a 105-acre (0.42 km 2) park and interpretive center. It is located two miles (3 km) south of Chilton, Wisconsin . The facility is part of the Calumet County Parks system operated by Calumet County .

  4. Slaughter Stream Cave - Wikipedia

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    The climb leads down to a large ledge, and a 10 metres (33 ft) pitch. SRT kits can be left at the bottom of this pitch. After a further 4 metres (13 ft) climb down the passage closes down into a crawl, in which the roar of the streamway can be heard. Once you meet the water continue along the streamway to enter the main section of the cave.

  5. Mammoth Cave National Park - Wikipedia

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    Tourists inside the cave. The park's mission is stated in its foundation document: [7] The purpose of Mammoth Cave National Park is to preserve, protect, interpret, and study the internationally recognized biological and geologic features and processes associated with the longest known cave system in the world, the park’s diverse forested karst landscape, the Green and Nolin rivers, and ...

  6. Rat Hole, Gaping Gill - Wikipedia

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    Location: Ingleborough, North Yorkshire, England: OS grid: Coordinates: 1]: Depth: 107 metres (351 ft) (To floor of Gaping Gill Main Chamber) [1]: Length: 200 metres (660 ft) [1]: Elevation: 403 metres (1,322 ft) [1]: Discovery: 1909 [2]: Geology: Carboniferous limestone: Entrances: 2: Difficulty: V [1]: Hazards: water, verticality [1]: Access: Permit [3]: Rat Hole is one of the entrances to ...

  7. Hiker trapped on mountain ledge high above Northern ... - AOL

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    Hiker was off trail above the Angora Lakes area when he became trapped on a sheer ledge. Hiker trapped on mountain ledge high above Northern California forest freed in helicopter rescue Skip to ...

  8. Kataraya - Wikipedia

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    The earliest cave temples have been dated to the Anuradhapura period, around the 2nd century CE. [5] Immediately below the kataraya, a timber framed, terra-cotta tiled, lean-to roof supported on carved wooden pillars or stone columns (kuluna) with wooden brackets ( pekada ) forming a protected walkway or verandah (pilla) would be erected.

  9. Hiker trapped on mountain ledge high above Northern ... - AOL

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    Hiker was off trail above the Angora Lakes area when he became trapped on a sheer ledge. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...