Migovec System

The Migovec System (Slovene: Sistem Migovec) is a 30,700 m (101,000 ft) long and 975 m (3,200 ft) deep Alpine cave system within Mount Tolmin Migovec (Tolminski Migovec) in the Municipality of Tolmin in northwestern Slovenia. The mountain and the cave system are part of Triglav National Park. The combined system is the longest known cave in the country, followed by the Postojna Cave System (20,570 m or 67,500 ft).[1]

Entrances

The entrances include:[2]

Exploration

The majority of exploration has been carried out by the Caving Section of the Tolmin Mountaineering Club (Jamarska Sekcija Planinskega društva Tolmin), joined since 1994 by Imperial College Caving Club.[4]

Chough Cave (M2), Torn Shirt Cave (M18), and M16 Cave were connected together in 1996 [5] to form the initial Migovec System, which was then explored to an eventual depth of −970 m (−3,180 ft).[6] In 2008, exploration of Fairy Cave led to an almost immediate connection with Garden Cave, and on 13 August 2012 Garden Cave was connected to the Migovec System at a depth of −650 m (−2,130 ft).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Močnik, Blaž (16 August 2012). "Nov najdaljši jamski sistem je pod Migovcem" [The New Longest Cave System Is Under Migovec]. Delo.si (in Slovenian). Delo, d. d. ISSN 1854-6544.
  2. ↑ Imperial College Caving Club / Jamarska Sekcija PD Tolmin, The Hollow Mountain. ICCC Journal No. 22, 2007
  3. ↑ Imperial College Caving Club / Jamarska Sekcija PD Tolmin, The Hollow Mountain. ICCC Journal No. 22, 2007, p. 19
  4. ↑ Imperial College Caving Club / Jamarska Sekcija PD Tolmin, The Hollow Mountain. ICCC Journal No. 22, 2007
  5. ↑ Caves & Caving, Issue 76, Summer '97, p. 20
  6. ↑ Caves & Caving, Issue 80, Summer '98, p. 23

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Coordinates: 46°15′11.24″N 13°45′49.70″E / 46.2531222°N 13.7638056°E / 46.2531222; 13.7638056


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