Mokranjska Miljacka wellspring cave
| Mokranjska Miljacka wellspring cave | |
|---|---|
| Pećina izvor Mokranjske Miljacke | |
  Mokro cave Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina _location_map.svg) Mokro cave Mokro cave (Yugoslavia) | |
| Location | Kadino Selo near Mokro, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Coordinates | 43°50′05″N 18°29′20″E / 43.8347241°N 18.4889174°E |
| Geology | Karst cave |
| Show cave opened | no |
| Features | Subterranean river, Underground lake |
| Website | www.centarzakrs.ba |
Mokranjska Miljacka wellspring cave is the source of Mokranjska Miljacka, located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the village of Mokro, near Pale. The cave is officially the longest in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with length of mapped caverns so far at 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi), as of August 2015.[1] The Miljacka runs out of the cave practically as an underground flow, a subterranean river, where its temperature is measured as low as 5 degrees and temperature of air as low as 8 degrees Celsius.[1][2]
The exact location of the cave is not yet mapped out for the public, but local authorities have released a map which can be used to find its location as well as a gallery of discoveries within the cave.[3]
New species of spiders, named Nemanela Lade ("Lada's Little Monster", namesake of its discoverer PhD Lada Lukić-Bilela from Institute for Genetic Technology, Sarajevo), along with at least five more species of spider, as well as certain species of bats, have been found there. A skeleton head of a cave bear has also been found at the location.[4][5] Paleontological finds, traces of human habitation, stalactites and stalagmites, as well as pisolite rocks, the river Miljacka wellspring, all makes this cave among most valuable speleological objects in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] Researchers believe to have discovered bubbles of air, a possible sign of tectonic activity.[6]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Izvor Mokranjske Miljacke: Najduža dokumentovana pećina u cijeloj BiH". bosanskiportal.com. 22 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Pećina na izvoru Mokranjske Miljacke najduža u BiH". klix.ba. 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Pećina(Cave) izvora Mokranjske Miljacke". palelive.com. 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Slobodna Bosna broj 665 (Scribd PDF download)" (PDF). Scribd. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "PALE-SARAJEVO: MILJACKA - OD IZVORA DO UVORA". Govore ljudi - Youtube. 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Izvor Miljacke je mamac za avanturiste". sarajevo.co.ba. 24 May 2009.
| Unexplored, flooded |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Caves with paintings, pictograms & cave prehistoric sites | ||
| Subterranean river | ||
| Caves with underground lakes | ||
| Caves with wellsprings | ||
| Estavelle caves (Ponor) | ||
| Show caves & explored | ||
Most Bosnia and Herzegovina caves belong to Dinaric Alps and are kast caves | ||