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Speleology
The study of caves, the way they are formed, physical properties and type.
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soda straw
Natural environment; Speleology
Proto-stalactite in which water flow down through the center of the straw. Upon entering a vadose cave passage, the change in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide cause CO2 degassing and the slow ...
prusiking
Natural environment; Speleology
The art of ascending a standing line (rope) by a caver with prusik knots as opposed to the use of a mechanical ascender.
traverse
Natural environment; Speleology
The commonest form of cave survey in which direction, distance and vertical angle between successive points are measured.
chimneying
Natural environment; Speleology
Ascending or descending by means of opposed body and/or limb pressures against two facing walls.
uvala
Natural environment; Speleology
Large closed depression formed by the coalescence of several dolines which have enlarged towards each other. Typically, the floor is irregular, being a combination of doline floors and degraded ...
chimney
Natural environment; Speleology
A narrow vertical shaft in the roof of a cave, generally smaller than an aven; a dome pit.
fissure cave
Natural environment; Speleology
A narrow vertical cave or cave passage along a fissure. Fissures widen out to become wells or vertical shafts.
