Geological exhibition - Moravian Karst, Czech Republic
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N 49° 21.629 E 016° 42.561
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The Geological exhibition beside the Katerinska Cave.
Waymark Code: WMQ4ZN
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/21/2015
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The world-famous karst region lies on the territory of the Czech lands, in Moravia, not far from Brno. It is a fairly hilly landscape dissected by deep valleys of an area of about 100 km 2,built up of the limestone of Devonian age. The image of the region has been worked out by the running water since that time, when the region was left by the sea the long bygone geological epochs ago.
The entry to the Katerinska cave can be found in the deep canyon of the Suchy Zleb near the Skalni mlyn information centre. The entrance portal is a significant archaeological and paleonthological monument. There is also the unique finding of a mass of skeletons of cave bears in one of the chimneys of the cave.
The Geological exhibition is located beside the entrance portal of Katerinska Cave. There are primarily exposed a different kinds of limestones of this region.
Type of Display: Geological
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