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News from the Belgian Union of Speleology. - (Found June 29, 2008 )

From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN = 11 May 2007.Sp&233;l&233;ologie sous la jungle. Deux sp&233;l&233;ologues belges, Didier Havelange et Andr&233;-Marie Dawagne, de la Soci&233;t&233; Sp&233;l&233;ologique de Namur, sont rentr&233;s de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guin&233;e o&249; ils ont particip&233; &224; lexp&233;dition internationale baptis&233;e Siphons sous la Jungle 2007 .Du 1er f&233;vrier au 16 mars, 16 sp&233;l&233;ologues originaires de Belgique, France, Suisse, Angleterre,...
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First Touristic cave in Turkey. - (Found June 29, 2008 )

From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => 31 May 2007.Turkish Cavers Union has organized its second caving trip, in may 2007, to the first touristic cave of Turkey to continue to explore the galleries that are not open to tourism. Insuyu cave, burdur, Turkey is a promising horizontal cave to become one of the 10 longest caves in Turkey. Turkish cavers (totalled 25) from all over Turkey joined expedition has also carried explorations on the touristic galleries. Due to lowered underground.
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"Sima GESM"( &1048;&1057;&1055;&1040;&1053;&1048;&1071;)(in Russian) - (Found June 29, 2008 )

From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN = &1042; &1093;&1086;&1076;&1077; &1089;&1086;&1074;&1084;&1077;&1089;&1090;&1085;&1086;&1081; &1101;&1082;&1089;&1087;&1077;&1076;&1080;&1094;&1080;&1080; &1048;&1089;&1087;&1072;&1085;&1089;&1082;&1086;&1081; &1060;&1077;&1076;&1077;&1088;&1072;&1094;&1080;&1080; &1057;&1087;&1077;&1083;&1077;&1086;&1083;&1086;&1075;&1080;&1080; &1080; &1082;&1086;&1084;&1072;&1085;&1076;&1099; CAVEX &1074; &1087;&1077;&1097;&1077;&1088;&1091; ...
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May his soul rest in peace. - (Found June 29, 2008 )

From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => I am writing to let you know that, sadly, our friend and first admin of the site zenas.gr passed away last Friday (22nd). His deathcame as a shock, and he will be greatly missed by all of us.On behalf of the members of our forum we would like to express our deepest sympathy to the family, friends, colleagues. We will cling to the memories of all the good times we had with him as we wish him peace and eternal light upon his final journey. May his.
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10,000 year old baby mammoth - (Found June 29, 2008 )

From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => The remains of a baby mammoth which died 10,000 years ago in the ice age have been found in Siberia.more...http:www.reuters.comnewsvideovideoStoryvideoId=59930
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12th International Cave Bear Symposium proceedings. - (Found June 29, 2008 )

From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => 21 Jun. 2007.The 12th International Cave Bear Symposium (ICBS) was held in Aridea (Pella District, Macedonia, N. Greece) with great success. The proceedings of the Symposium have been published and you can see the contents or download the whole volume (110 MB) at http:www.geo.auth.gr12icbsenter.html .
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Project Ukhupacha (in spanish). - (Found June 29, 2008 )

From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN = 11 Jun. 2007.From: Valent&237; Zapater. Los espeleologos del Proyecto Ukhupacha se encuentran en Peru por septimo a&241;o consecutivo para continuar su labor de exploracion de sitios arqueologicos de dificil acceso y de formacion de arqueologos peruanos en tecnicas espeleologicas de progresion vertical.Hasta el dia de hoy, domingo 10 de junio, los resultados de la expedicion han sido los siguientes:- acceso y toma de fotografias en el Tunupa,...
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Punkin Cave Survey report, 1-3 June 2007. - (Found June 29, 2008 )

From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => 8 June 2007.Twenty-one cavers from the Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas areas descended upon the wilds of Carta Valley to once again do battle with the monster known as Punkin Cave. 10 were returning veterans, bearing the physical and emotional scars from previous surveys into the bowels of the cave. The others were Punkin virgins, soon to be initiated to the guano-filled delights that keep bringing us back. By the end of the weekend.
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Atlas of Great Caves of the World. - (Found June 29, 2008 )

From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => From the Editors: Joel Despain, Lee Florea, and Pat Kambesis To: All Potential ContributorsCave Books, the publication affiliate of the Cave Research Foundation, USA, is pleased to announce their plans to update and revise Atlas of the Great Caves of the World. This all new English-language edition will be completed and in press in time for the 2009 International Congress of Speleology to be held in Kerrville Texas. The previous edition was...
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The Top 10 WCN Network sites in May 2007. - (Found June 29, 2008 )

From World Caving News http:www.zenas.grWCN => 1 Jun, 2007.The Top 10 WCN Network sites in May 2007. In parenthessis the positions to the previous months1. (2-2-2-2-2-1-1) SCINTILENA (Italy) 2. (1-1-1-1-1-4-3) NSS FORUM (Usa)3. (3-3-3-4-4-3-4) SPELEONET (Usa)4. (4-5-5-5-5-x-x) CAVEDIGGERS - CAVES.COM (Usa)5. (5-4-4-3-3-2-2) SLOVAK SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (Slovakia)6. (6-6-6-6-x-x-x) INNER MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS (Usa)7. (9-8-8-9-7-6-7) PROFUNDEZAS (Portugal)8. (8-7-7-7-6-5-5) SPELEOLOGICAL.
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