Roodafshan Cave
| Roodafshan Cave | |
|---|---|
 Entrance area of Roodafshan Cave | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,935 m (6,348 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Tehran province / Iran |
The Roodafshan Cave is located in Roodafshan valley, Tehran Province, Iran. Since 2003 the Verein für Höhlenkunde in Obersteier (Austria) with the Khaneye Koohnavardan-e-Tehran (Iran) has been surveying Roodafshan Cave. (2003-2005)
The length of this spacious cave is 1,502 m with a vertical distance of -90.6 m. The Roodafshan Entrance Hall with 168 m length, 94 m width, 40 m high and 11,395 m2 floor area is the second biggest documented cave chamber in Iran.
External links
Coordinates: 35°38′00″N 52°29′00″E / 35.6333°N 52.4834°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, August 09, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.