EGMA Sinkhole (), a.k.a. Peynirlikönü Sinkhole, is a
sinkhole
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and the deepest cave in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
.
It is located at
Sugözü village of
Anamur, Mersin. The sinkhole is deep and long.
EGMA is an acronym that stands for Evren Günay - Mehmet Ali Özel.
The cave was discovered and first explored in 1993 by the Boğaziçi University Speleological Society (BÜMAK).
A flash flood caused explorer Mehmet Ali Özel to lose his life inside the cave in 2001. In 2004, with the help of members of the Bulgarian Speleological Federation, the BÜMAK team recovered Mehmet Ali's body and also reached the deepest point of the cave.
See also
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List of sinkholes of Turkey
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List of deepest caves
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References
External links
The article and photos about the 2004 expedition in National Geographic TürkiyeBÜMAK Home PageBulgarian Speleological Federation Home Page
Caves of Turkey
Wild caves
Sinkholes of Turkey
Anamur District
Landforms of Mersin Province
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