Vyalova Cave (пещера Вялова) is a
cave
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...
in a lower plateau of the
Chatyrdag mountain,
Crimea
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a p ...
. It also has an 'old' name: Togerik-Alan-Hosar (Тогерик-Алан-Хосар).
The cave has a vertical entrance of depth, which gradually, at a depth about , transforms into a steep, almost vertical, shaft. The total depth of the cave is . It belongs to the Vyalova Cave system.
The cave is named after Russian
speleologist
Speleology is the scientific study of caves and other karst features, as well as their make-up, structure, physical properties, history, life forms, and the processes by which they form ( speleogenesis) and change over time (speleomorphology ...
Vyalov.
Vyalova Cave system
Vyalova Caves system is a system of three
cave
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...
s that are located on a lower plateau of the
Chatyrdag mountain,
Crimea
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a p ...
.
The system consists of three caves (has three entrances):
Uchunzhu Cave, Vyalova Cave and
Obval'naya Cave (or
Landslip Cave, Crimea).
External links
A photo of the cave's mouth
Landforms of Crimea
Caves of Ukraine
Caves of Russia
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