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Artificially lit grotto inside the Canelobre Cave

Canalobre Cave (Valencian: Cova dels Canelobres; Spanish: Cueva de Canelobre) is a karst cave located in the small municipality of Busot, Alicante Province, in the Valencian Community of Spain. It has an estimated area of at least 18,950 m (204,000 sq ft). It is one of the largest and one of the most popular caves in the Valencian Community.

The entrance to the cave is at the elevation of about 700 m (2,300 ft) on the northern slopes of the mountain ridge known as Cabeçó d'Or. The cave is known for a large vault of 70 m (230 ft) height similar in shape to a cathedral. The cave contains a wide variety of speleothems, including stalactites, coralloids, stalagmites, flowstones, draperies, columns, helictites, gours, spars, crusts and flowers. Most are formed of calcite, though some in the lower areas are sulfate-based.

Researchers have studied several aspects in the caves, including its microclimate and drip water.

Notes

  1. Pronunciation,
    Valencian: [ˈkɔva ðels kaneˈlɔbɾes], locally [ˈkɔvɔ ðe(l)s kaneˈlɔbɾes]
    Spanish: [ˈkweβa ðe kaneˈloβɾe]

References

  1. Laliga, Luis Serra (2007). Estudio crítico de la flora vascular de la provincia de Alicante: aspectos nomenclaturales, biogeográficos y de conservación (in Spanish). Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press. p. 1230. ISBN 978-84-00-08616-9.
  2. ^ Rodes, José Miguel Andreu; Cañaveras, Juan Carlos; Cura, María Ángeles García del; Bravo, J. A. Hernández; Muñoz-Cervera, M. Concepcion; Javaloyes, Vicente Soler (2007). "Caracterización microclimática de la Cueva de Canelobre (Alicante)". Cuevas Turísticas: Aportación al Desarrollo Sostenible, 2007, ISBN 978-84-7840-722-4, Págs. 105-113. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España: 105–113. ISBN 978-84-7840-722-4.
  3. ^ Cuevas González, Jaime; Andreu Rodes, José Miguel; Cañaveras, Juan C.; Hernández Bravo, Juan Antonio; Sánchez Moral, Sergio; García del Cura, María Ángeles (2006). "Química de las aguas de goteo en la Cueva de Canelobre (Alicante)". Geogaceta. ISSN 0213-683X.
  4. ^ Cuevas-González, J.; Fernández-Cortés, A.; Muñoz-Cervera, M. C.; Benavente, D.; García del Cura, M. A.; Andreu, J. M.; Cañaveras, J. C. (2010), Andreo, Bartolomé; Carrasco, Francisco; Durán, Juan José; LaMoreaux, James W. (eds.), "Mineral-Forming Processes at Canelobre Cave (Alicante, SE Spain)", Advances in Research in Karst Media, Environmental Earth Sciences, Springer, pp. 503–508, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-12486-0_77, ISBN 978-3-642-12486-0
  5. Cañaveras, Juan C.; Andreu Rodes, José Miguel; Muñoz Cervera, María Concepción; García del Cura, María Ángeles (2005). "Sulphate speleothems in Canelobre cave (Alicante, SE Spain)". Macla: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogía. ISSN 1885-7264.

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