Frasassi Caves
| Grotte di Frasassi Frasassi Caves |
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| Country: |  Italy |
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| Region: |  Marche |
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| Province: |  Ancona |
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| Municipality: |  Genga |
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| Locality: | Frasassi | |||
| Coordinates: | 43°25′50″N 12°56′09″E / 43.43056°N 12.93583°ECoordinates: 43°25′50″N 12°56′09″E / 43.43056°N 12.93583°E | |||
| Time zone: | CET, UTC+1 | |||
| Type: | Karst cave | |||
| Length: | 5,000 m | |||
| Elevation: | 300 amsl | |||
| Depth: | 400 m | |||
| Website | Grotte di Frasassi | |||
The Frasassi Caves (Italian: Grotte di Frasassi) are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.
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[edit] History
The caves, discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists between 1948 and 1971,[1] are situated 7 km south of Genga, near the civil parish of San Vittore and the Genga-San Vittore railway station (Rome-Ancona line).
Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
[edit] Scientific experiments
The cave has been used to conduct experiments in chronobiology. Among the cavers that have spent considerable amount of time inside the cave is the Italian sociologist Maurizio Montalbini, who died in 2009.
[edit] Gallery
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"Organ pipes"
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Water well
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View
[edit] Sister caves
Frasassi is partnered with several sister caves [2] around the world:
Grand Roc (Les Eyzies — Aquitaine, France)
Wieliczka Salt Mine (Wieliczka — Lesser Poland, Poland)
Kartchner Caverns State Park (Benson — Arizona, United States)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Media related to Frasassi Caves at Wikimedia Commons
- (Italian) (English) Grotte di Frasassi official site
- (Italian) Frasassi Online
