Tatra Mountains
Tatra mountains are the main karst region (ca 50 km2) in Poland and the only
one of alpine-like caves.
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Krakowsko - Wielunska Upland
Krakowsko - Wielunska Upland (Jura) between Cracow
and Wielun has ca 2500 km2 area and 160 km length. It's build
from jurassic limestone. There are almost 1400 caves and holes, mostly
horizontal.
List of caves sorted by length |
| Wierna |
le. 1027 dp. 30 |
| Wierzchowska Gorna |
le. 975 de. 25 |
| Szachownica I |
le. 600 dp. -- |
| Pod Skipirzepa |
le. 450 dp. 9 |
| Pietrowa Szczelina |
le. 400 dp. 45 |
| Koralowa |
le. 380 dp. 34 |
| Nietoperzowa |
le. 326 de. 23 |
| Twardowskiego |
le. 300 dp. 16 |
| Ciesenae |
le.ca. 300 dp. ?? |
| Studnisko |
le. 296 dp. 75 |
| Smocza Jama |
le.276 de. 15 |
| Lokietka |
le. 270 dp. -- |
| Kryspinowska |
le. 255 dp. 5 |
| Szeroki Awen |
le. 250 dp. 44 |
| Siewierska II |
le. 250 dp. 6 |
| Olsztynska - Wszystkich Swietych |
le. 245 dp. 24 |
| Szeptunow (Szmaragdowa) |
le. 218 de. 23 |
| Wiercica |
le. 210 dp. 31 |
| Szachownica II |
le. 200 dp. -- |
| Krysztalowa |
le. 200 de. 14 |
|
List of caves sorted by depth |
| Studnisko |
le. 300 dp. 75 |
| Januszkowa Szczelina * |
le. 180 gl. 56 |
| Pietrowa Szczelina |
le. 400 dp. 45 |
| Szeroki Aven |
le. 250 dp. 44 |
| Blotna |
le. 140 dp. 42 |
| Urwista |
le. 126 dp. 39 |
| Ciasny Aven |
le. 150 dp. 37 |
| Na Swiniuszce |
le. 127 dp. 37 |
| Studnia Szpatowcow |
le. 58 dp. 36 |
| Koralowa |
le. 370 dp. 35 |
| Wiercica |
le. 380 dp. 34 |
| Wierna |
le. 1027 dp. 30 |
| Jama Ani (Jaskinia w Studni) |
le. 150 dp. 30 |
|
*now accessible only 50 m.Fall !
Included caves above 200 m long and 30 m deep.
updated August 1997
Flysch Carpatians
Main region of tectonic and pseudokarst caves in Poland are Karpaty Fliszowe (Flysch
Carpatians).
Till Oct 1995, 401 caves and holes was known,(total length 7271 m.). The
deepest cave is Diabla Dziura in Bukowiec (in Pogorze Ciezkowickie), the
longest is W Trzech Kopcach cave (in Beskid Slaski). Mostly tectonic
caves in Karpaty Fliszowe are small,narrow objects; only 14 of them are
longer than 100 m. and 9 are deeper than 14 m.(July 1995).
Pieniny mountains a part of Carpatians are also an area of caves occurrence.
Most of ca 50 caves are situated in a limestones but are pseudokarst origin. The longest cave in Pieniny Klippen
Belt is Jaskinia w Ociemnem.
List of caves sorted by length |
| W Trzech Kopcach | le. 848 dp. -- |
| Diabla Dziura in Bukowiec | le. 350 dp. 42 |
| Niedzwiedzia | le. 340 dp. 28 |
| W Ociemnem | le. 206 dp. 48 |
| Gangosiowa Jama | le. 190 dp. -- |
| Mroczna | le. 175 dp. 17 |
| Malinowska | le. 164 dp. 22,7 |
| Chlodna | le. 117 dp. 16,5 |
| W Klimczoku | le. 114 dp. -- |
| Mysiorowa Jama n. Zagorz | le. 110 dp. -- |
| Szczelina Lipowicka | le. 105 dp. -- |
| Szkieletowa | le. 106 dp. 17 |
| Pieninska | le. 101 dp. 18 |
| W Sopotni Wielkiej | le. 101 dp. -- |
|
List of caves sorted by depth |
|
| | W Ociemnem | le. 206 dp. 48 |
| Diabla Dziura in Bukowiec | le. 350 dp. 42 |
| Niedzwiedzia | le. 340 dp. 28 |
| Malinowska | le. 164 dp. 22,7 |
| Pieninska | le. 101 dp. 18 |
| Mroczna | le. 175 dp. 17 |
| Szkieletowa | le. 106 dp. 17 |
| Nad Polana Sosnowka | le. 94 dp. 16 |
| Chlodna | le. 117 dp. 16,5 |
|
Included caves longer than 100 m. or deeper than 10 m.
Gdansk Martime
Gdansk Martime is a region of the lowest situated caves in Poland.
There are only four small objects known of non karst origin:
Spiacego Szweda cave in Gdynia-Orlowo 15m long cave in solidified Pleistocene
sands. Entrance ca 20m over sea level, ca 70m from sea shore.
[MAP OF CAVE]
Goryla cave in Gdynia-Orlowo. Entrance 15m over sea level, length 22.5m, also in solidified
sand.[MAP OF CAVE]
Cave in Mechowo village near Puck.
50 meters long object of curious quasi-karst origin.It occures in sand cemented by limestone adhesive.(CaCo2 had been
washed out from moraine clay.) There are small pale stalactites inside
and picturesque columns at the entrance.Now is preserved but accesible for tourists..
[MAP OF CAVE]
Cave in Polchowo5.5m long "niche"in block of sandstone.
[MAP OF CAVE]
Swietokrzyskie Mountains
140 caves are known in this area, mostly small objects in Devonian
limestones. Only two of them are fair-sized:
Chelosiowa Jama the longest cave outside Tatras and one of the most beautiful in Poland -Raj cave.
Sudetes
There are more than 70 caves known in Sudetes with Niedzwiedzia the most beautiful cave in Poland.
Most of the caves were found in the quarries and many of them were destroyed. ( for example
second longest in Sudetes cave W Rogozce - 350 m. long)
Sudetes are the area of so called island karst (total area ca 15 km2).
Caves are developed in a lens of metamorphic limestones (marbles)but there are also caves of
non karst origin developed in granites and sandstones.
Nida river basin (Niecka Nidzianska)
Region with 50 caves developed in gypsum. Skorocicka Cave ca 190 m. is the longest.
EPIMENIDES CAVE PAGE: http://panda.bg.univ.gda.pl/~dbart
