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Caverns Found and Explored During the Construction of Airports and in Quarries

During the construction of airports, quarries and their facilities in the Dinaric Karst, hundreds of caverns were found, explored and documented. Most of these caverns are less known to the public because of their strategic and military significance. During the construction of the runways of Dubrovnik Airport, about twenty caverns were found, one of which was turned into a show cave. Caverns in quarries are common, but information about them depends on the users and owners of these quarries. Unfortunately, their existence is often discovered only when they are destroyed or buried without prior research. Some very significant and large speleological systems have been discovered in the quarries. Groundwater and its condition are always taken under consideration, and caverns were also found during karst mining, for example, Labin, Raša, Omiš, Kistanje, Drniš, etc.

Speleology ; Highway Construction and Karst ; Dinaric Karst ; Cave Exploration in Croatia ; Karst Hydrogeology ; Caves ; Caving ; Tunnels ; Croatia ;

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