Categorization of the important caves in the Republic of Macedonia

Authors

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

Keywords:

Carst, speleology, caves

Abstract

As a result of the speleological researches in Republic of Macedonia it was made a categorization of the important caves on the basis of their natural characteristics: approach, length, morphology, hydrography, speleothems - cave's ornaments, recent fauna and paleonthologycal investigations. On the base of this categorization, caves were divided in four groups: caves - natural rarities (5 caves), extraordinary important caves (3), important caves (8) and remarkable caves (9).

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Published

1993-12-31

How to Cite

Kolčakovski, D. (1993). Categorization of the important caves in the Republic of Macedonia. Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment, 1(1-2), 43–51. Retrieved from https://mjee.org.mk/index.php/mjee/article/view/4