Speleomorphological characteristics of the carst and protection of the underground carst forms in the Skopje Basin

Authors

  • Dragan Kolčakovski Institute of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, p. box 162, Skopje, Macedonia

Keywords:

carst, caves, protection

Abstract

Skopje's Basin (1840 km2) is located in the center of the Balkan Peninsula , namely in the northern part of Macedonia. The carst in this basin includes 305 km2 or 16, 6 % of its territory. Until these days in the frames of the basin's area 44 underground carst forms are explored in the scientific literature (1925-1991) namely caves and abysses. It isn't their definite number because there are possibilities for new investigations. As a result of the researches made until these days basic speleomorphological characteristics of the carst relief in the Skopje's Basin are showed. We give a special accent on the current problems for the protection of the underground carst forms.

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Published

1996-12-31

How to Cite

Kolčakovski, D. (1996). Speleomorphological characteristics of the carst and protection of the underground carst forms in the Skopje Basin. Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment, 4(1), 29–34. Retrieved from http://mjee.org.mk/index.php/mjee/article/view/37

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (1996): Ekologija i zaštita na životnata sredina

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Copyright (c) 1996 Dragan Kolčakovski

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