Post by jonsdigs on Apr 24, 2008 17:25:07 GMT -5
The biggest European network of sandstone caves discovered in east Bohemia
Radio Praha (Czech Republic)
04-22-2008 By Ruth Fraňková
The region of Broumov with its picturesque rock formations has long attracted tourists and climbers. Now, scientists have revealed that the area has far more to offer - a vast network of sandstone caves hidden below ground. Spanning more than 27 kilometres, the caves are the most extensive underground sandstone labyrinth in Europe.
Research work in the area started two years ago and cave explorers have only now finished mapping the whole space. Earlier today I spoke to Petr Kuna from the nature reserve of Broumov and asked him to tell me something about the caves: “This is not a typical karst cave like people know from elsewhere. It is not a system of big caves and small corridors between them. This is a system of small gaps in the rock which are interconnected. But there are no big caves.”
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Radio Praha (Czech Republic)
04-22-2008 By Ruth Fraňková
The region of Broumov with its picturesque rock formations has long attracted tourists and climbers. Now, scientists have revealed that the area has far more to offer - a vast network of sandstone caves hidden below ground. Spanning more than 27 kilometres, the caves are the most extensive underground sandstone labyrinth in Europe.
Research work in the area started two years ago and cave explorers have only now finished mapping the whole space. Earlier today I spoke to Petr Kuna from the nature reserve of Broumov and asked him to tell me something about the caves: “This is not a typical karst cave like people know from elsewhere. It is not a system of big caves and small corridors between them. This is a system of small gaps in the rock which are interconnected. But there are no big caves.”
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