Olympia is a cave in the Ishimbay region of the Republic of Bashkortostan , a natural monument (1985). It is located on the western macro slope of the Southern Urals , on the eastern slope of Mount Budalashbash , on the right bank of the Khazhinovskaya Shida River (a tributary of the Seleuk River), 5 km from the village of Khazinovo .
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| Specifications | |
| Depth | 122 m |
| Length | 1409 m |
| Opening year | 1980 |
| Number of inputs | 2 |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | Bashkortostan |
| Area | Ishimbay district |
The third cave in the Southern Urals after Kutuk caves. It is composed of limestones of the Visise carbon layer. It has a geomorphological geological profile.
The length of the cave is 1409 meters, the depth is 122 meters, the amplitude is 101 meters. At the Olympia cave, there are two entrances located nearby, on the slope of Mount Budalashbash. [one]
Bats live.
Belongs to the Bielsko-Nugush cave area, Ishoro-Nugush subarea. It was discovered by cavers of the city of Ishimbay under the direction of A.K. Agafonov (in 1980) during the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow (hence the name).
In summer, the temperature in the cave reaches +6 degrees. C. Flooring - sand, clay, gravel. In the spring, stalactites and stalagmites appear.
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Landscapes
The cave is surrounded by broad-leaved forests, rock outcrops with a cave.
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Literature
- Geological natural monuments of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Gareev E.Z., Ufa. 2004
- Register of specially protected natural territories of the Republic of Bashkortostan / Number of nature management, forest resources and environmental protection of the Republic of Bashkortostan, State Unitary Enterprise "Scientific Research Institute of Life Safety of the Republic of Bashkortostan", Institute of Biology, Ufa Scientific. Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Sciences of the Republic of Bashkortostan; [BUT. M. Volkov and others]; open ed. B. M. Mirkin; ch. ed. A. A. Fauhutdinov; editorial B. M. Mirkin [et al.]. - Ufa: Gilem, 2006 .-- 413 p. : col. ill., cards; 28 cm .; ISBN 5-7501-0698-5 (Per.)
Links
- Sokolov Yu.V. Olympia, cave // Bashkir Encyclopedia / Chap. M.A. Ilgamov. - Ufa: GAUN “ Bashkir Encyclopedia ”, 2015—2019. - ISBN 978-5-88185-306-8 .
- Olympia Cave Natural Monument
- Tourist passport of the municipal district of Ishimbay district of the Republic of Bashkortostan. ISEI UC RAS. Ufa