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green water. Extremely slow-growing calcareous formations (up to 0.1 mm per year) and their fragility are the main obstacle to large-scale tourism in the cave and limit daily tourist visits to the flooded part of the cave to four people. As a result, the Cross Cave is among the best-preserved
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1465:Babno Polje
1447:Settlements
1398:Weaver Cave
1388:Rak Škocjan
1208:Podslivnica
1203:Podskrajnik
1103:Ivanje Selo
1053:Dolenja Vas
981:Settlements
663:Settlements
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202:Križna jama
173:Cave survey
111: /
87:Coordinates
1650:Ecosystems
1639:Categories
1584:Lož Castle
1579:Cross Cave
1373:Cross Cave
1334:Podšteberk
928:Lake Bloke
923:Cross Cave
871:Veliki Vrh
716:Hribarjevo
619:Cross Cave
613:Cross Cave
602:Cross Cave
541:January 8,
516:2024-01-08
492:2024-01-08
362:References
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248:Holy Cross
232:Lož Valley
194:Cross Cave
99:14°27′52″E
96:45°44′39″N
22:Cross Cave
1573:Landmarks
1515:Podcerkev
1495:Kozarišče
1361:Landmarks
1308:Žerovnica
1273:Sveti Vid
1258:Stražišče
1238:Rudolfovo
1168:Martinjak
1098:Hruškarje
1093:Hribljane
912:Landmarks
851:Sveti Duh
746:Lovranovo
726:Jeršanovo
676:Andrejčje
466:20 August
382:28 August
338:cave bear
299:Kalvarija
285:in 1926.
275:ecosystem
156:Entrances
140:Discovery
1505:Markovec
1313:Zibovnik
1263:Ščurkovo
1193:Pikovnik
1153:Lešnjake
1133:Kremenca
1083:Goričice
1038:Cajnarje
1018:Bezuljak
988:Cerknica
806:Runarsko
741:Lepi Vrh
731:Kramplje
721:Hudi Vrh
706:Gradiško
701:Godičevo
670:Nova Vas
561:24ur.com
433:Archived
345:Incident
228:Slovenia
222:), is a
184:Registry
81:Slovenia
76:Location
1594:Snežnik
1545:Viševek
1535:Šmarata
1510:Nadlesk
1480:Iga Vas
1278:Tavžlje
1253:Slugovo
1248:Slivice
1243:Selšček
1233:Reparje
1213:Ponikve
1198:Pirmane
1188:Otonica
1178:Osredek
1163:Mahneti
1158:Lipsenj
1143:Kržišče
1128:Kranjče
1123:Kožljek
1118:Koščake
1113:Korošče
1108:Jeršiče
1088:Grahovo
1023:Bločice
996:Current
826:Štorovo
811:Škrabče
801:Rožanče
781:Polšeče
756:Metulje
686:Bočkovo
535:RTV SLO
511:Reuters
486:AP News
320:columns
271:species
260:emerald
198:Slovene
148:Geology
1525:Podlož
1485:Klance
1327:Former
1318:Župeno
1293:Zahrib
1173:Milava
1138:Krušče
1043:Čohovo
1033:Brezje
1008:Bečaje
881:Zakraj
876:Volčje
831:Strmca
816:Škufče
796:Ravnik
786:Radlek
776:Ograda
736:Lahovo
711:Hiteno
681:Benete
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292:Course
283:cavers
252:Podlož
242:, and
206:German
164:Access
132:Length
1530:Pudob
1303:Zelše
1228:Ravne
1218:Rakek
1048:Dobec
891:Zavrh
886:Zales
861:Ulaka
856:Topol
821:Sleme
751:Malni
696:Glina
124:Depth
1470:Dane
1298:Zala
1288:Unec
1183:Otok
1068:Gora
691:Fara
543:2024
468:2012
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