Speleological research in the area of Krka National Park
In cooperation with the Speleology Division of the Sv. Mihovil Croatian Hiking Club from Šibenik, activities to inventory speleological structures in Krka National Park were continued. In the Park area, 82 speleological structures have been researched to date.
Since the description of 65 speleological structures described in the Speleološki vodič Nacionalnog parka Krka [Speleology Guide to Krka National Park], published in 2013, a further 15 structures have been explored. Using the information from that publication, digitised maps of all structures have been created in Corel and PDF format, and photo documentation has been collected, particularly of the entrances and details of the structures. Sketches have been prepared for publication in the scientific, expert and popular literature.
All the basic information about each structure in Krka National Park has been compiled into a single table.
Through the project Inventory of new speleological structures in Krka National Park, the data from the Speleological cadastre of Šibenik-Knin County, kept by the Sv. Mihovil Croatian Hiking Club from Šibenik, were aligned in most cases with the Cadastre of speleological structures of Croatia, and the actual situation on the ground.
In order to fully align these data with the Cadastre of speleological structures of Croatia, data still need to be entered for seven speleological structures: Zorin spit cave, Jama na remetnoj strani pit, Šuplja stina cave, and the caves in the area of Miljacka slap waterfall: Miljacka II, Miljacka III, Miljacka IV and the Miljacka I–V system.
The inventory process of speleological structures will likely never be fully completed. Experts are still searching for four small structures listed in the 1990 report entitled Speleološke pojave NP “Krka” [Speleological features of Krka National Park]: Prosika, Orlovača, Pećina pod brinom (there is even a sketch of the structure) and Pećina pod brinom II. On nearly every field visit, speleologists learn of the existence of new structures from the local population.
Photo: Teo Barišić, Joso Gracin and Jure Šarić
Research
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