Facts About Dobsinska Ice Cave
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The cave was discovered on 15 June 1870 by the royal mining engineer Jenő Ruffinyi, accompanied by Gustáv Lang and Andrej Mega
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The total ice volume was estimated at 125,000 cubic metres, which makes it one of the most important ice caves in the world.
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The thickness of the ice reaches up to 26.5 m.
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The average annual temperature of the air in the glaciated Great Hall reaches –0,4 to –1,0 °C.
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The age of the cave is estimated at approximately 250,000 years.
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The total length of the cave is 1,491 m, of which 475 m plus individual 43 m are open to the public from May to September.
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Dobšiná Ice Cave is an ice cave in Slovakia, near the mining town of Dobšiná in the Slovak Paradise.
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Since 2000 it has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage list as a part of the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst site.
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the monumental glaciation of the Dobšinská Ice Cave persists for thousands of years at elevations only 920 to 950 m.
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The cave stands for the most important wintering place of the Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus) and Brandt’s Bat (Myotis brandtii) in central Europe.