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objects, of which the most significant are Lipa Cave, Obod Cave and
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cave with a system of about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) of passages and halls. The difference in elevation between the highest and the lowest point in the cave system is more than 300 m (980 ft). In 2015, a total of 3,512 m (11,522 ft) of the cave had been explored and surveyed.
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