Karst cave.
T. Kiknadze, V. Kisselyof, A. Klimchouk, K. Rakvishvili (1986): [Investigation of the Sof Omar Cave, Ethiopia], Proceed. 9th Int. Congr. Speleol. Barcelona 1986, vol. 2, 229-232; Barcelona, Spain
| Location: | Bale, near the village Sof Omar. (E 040°45'; N 6°55') |
| Open: | |
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| Classification: |
Karst cave.
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| Light: | |
| Dimension: | L=15,100m. |
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| Bibliography: |
D. Catlin (ed.) (1973):
The Caves of Ethiopia,
Transactions Cave Research Group GB, 15, p. 107-168 T. Kiknadze, V. Kisselyof, A. Klimchouk, K. Rakvishvili (1986): [Investigation of the Sof Omar Cave, Ethiopia], Proceed. 9th Int. Congr. Speleol. Barcelona 1986, vol. 2, 229-232; Barcelona, Spain |
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| Last update: | $Date: 2007/11/19 21:32:26 $ |
| 1897 | first known visit by Arthur Donaldson-Smith. | |
| 1913 | visited by Italians. | |
| 1938 | visited by Italians. | |
| 1966 | first through trib by Eric Robson (gb), Chris Clapham (gb), and Kabir Ahmed (et). | |
| 1972 | cave survey to 15km by the British Speleological Expedition Ethiopia (BSEE). |
Sof Omar, named after the nearby village, is a famous and long known cave. It is also the longest cave of Ethiopia with a length of more than 15km.
This cave system is part of the underground Web river, which sinks at Ayiew maco at an altitude of 1,345m a.s.l.. The river resurges 1,200m away, at Holuca at an altitude of 1,330m a.s.l.. The cave system is entered fron the resurgence side, but it has 42 entrances.
The actual length of the cave was surveyed during an British expedition which was called British Speleological Expedition Ethiopia (BSEE).
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