Tantalova Cave [1] ( German: Tantalhöhle, Tanntalhöhle ) is the longest and most famous cave in the Hagengebirge mountains ( German: Hagengebirge ), located in the Salzburg Alps , in Austria .
| Tantalova Cave | |
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| him. Tantalhöhle | |
| Specifications | |
| Depth | 440 m |
| Length | about 34,000 m |
| Opening year | 1947 |
| Type of | karst |
| Enclosing rocks | limestone |
| Number of inputs | one |
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Formed as a result of karst processes in the limestone Triassic . The entrance is located high up and at present the total length of the cave is estimated at about 34 km, while its depth is up to 440 meters. The cave was opened in 1947 by the Salzburg jeweler and caver Alfred Koppenvalner.
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Etymology
The name does not come from the chemical element of the same name, but by the name of the trees that once stood there surrounding the entrance. This area has been known since the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, when Czech cartographers described the names of the surroundings from the words of the local population, and therefore onomatopoeic recording was made as correctly as possible. Nevertheless, the name of the Tantalova Cave has been used for many decades and cavers call it simply Tantalova.
Opening
Scheukofen Cave ( German Scheukofen ) is one of the most famous in the Hagengebirge mountain. Its entrance is in the boundary layer between Dolomit ( German Dolomit ) and Dachsteinkalk ( German Dachsteinkalk ), two rocks that make up the Hagengebirge mountain. The Salzburg caver Alfred Koppenvalner suggested that there may be entrances to other caves in the boundary layer. After the end of World War II, he decided to undertake research and, after several days of climbing and searching, discovered the entrance to the Tantalov cave.
Literature
- Belarusian encyclopedia: At 18 vol. T.15: Sledavіkі - Tryo / Redkal: G.P. Pashkoў і іnsh - Minsk: BelEn, 2002. - V. 15. - 552 s. - 10,000 copies. - ISBN 985-11-0251-2 (T. 15).
Notes
- ↑ Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ed. A.F. Treshnikov . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - S. 469. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .