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Krásnohorská Cave

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in existence, generally accepted as being about 12 metres (39 ft) in diameter and 32.7 metres (107 ft) in height. It grows significantly in volume every year as the incessant drips solidify.
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The length of the cave is 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) to 1,450 metres (4,760 ft) and it represents the end of the cave system underground stream
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and dolomitic limestones with impressive limestone layers. The back parts of the cave, like the Pearl Passage (
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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
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cave situated at the northern foot of the Silická planina Plain, in the
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The Encyclopaedia of Slovakia and the Slovaks: a concise encyclopaedia
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Part of the cave from the entrance to the Hall of Giants (
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Slovak
karst
Slovak Karst
Rožňava
Slovakia
calcium
Guinness Book of Records
stalagmite
Buzgó
dolomite
UNESCO
List of the World Natural Heritage
List of caves in Slovakia
ISBN
80-224-0925-1
Krásnohorská jaskyna - Krásnohorská Cave
Archived
Wayback Machine
Krásnohorská cave
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World Heritage Sites
Slovakia
Banská Štiavnica
Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
Levoča, Spiš Castle and associated cultural monuments
Levoča
Spiš Castle

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