Karst cave.
Littlebourne St, Kelso (Bathurst) NSW 2795, Tel: (063) 32 5888 (office), Fax: (063) 32 9399
Jenolan Caves, Jenolan Caves. NSW 2790, Phone: (063) 59 3311, Fax: (063) 59 3307
| Location: | 182km west of Sydney |
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| Classification: |
Karst cave.
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| Light: | Electric. |
| Dimension: | L=20,000m, VR=200m, A=790m asl, T=16°C. L=490m. |
| Guided tours: | D=90min, L=1070m, St=358. |
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| Address: |
Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust, P.O.Box 1495, Bathurst. NSW 2795. Littlebourne St, Kelso (Bathurst) NSW 2795, Tel: (063) 32 5888 (office), Fax: (063) 32 9399 Jenolan Caves, Jenolan Caves. NSW 2790, Phone: (063) 59 3311, Fax: (063) 59 3307 |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:16:24 $ |
| 1879 | discovered by Jeremiah Wilson. | |
| 2004 | new light systems with energy saving lamps. |
This tour shows two caves, Imperial Cave and Diamond Cave. Actually there are two different tours, one showing only Imperial, and one showing both caves. Diamond Cave tour adds half an hour to the one jour Imperial Cave tour. Both caves are extremely level, with only a few steps and thus ideal for elderly or disabled people.
The tour follows a passage with various formation, there is no big chamber on the whole tour. As a result this tour focuses on the speleothems, which are variated and abundant. Ther are calcite crystals, shawls, rimstone pools, and more. This is expressed in names like Shawl Room, Crystal Cities, Diamond Cave, and Fairies Bower.
There is a skeleton of a Tasmanian devil on display, which has been found in this cave. It tells that this animal once lived in Australia, not only in Tasmania as today.
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