Geiger doline
Geiger doline is a sinkhole in Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica, Slovenia. Geiger doline is situated nearby to the peak Vršič, as well as near the reservoir Kal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sinkhole and Kremenjak.
Sinkhole
Meadow
Photo: Hendrik Dacquin, CC BY 2.0.
A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. The term is sometimes used to refer to doline, enclosed depressions that are also known as shakeholes, and to openings where surface water enters into underground passages known as ponor, swallow hole or swallet. Sinkhole is situated 3½ km north of Geiger doline.
Kremenjak
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: BojanM79, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kremenjak is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2 km southwest of Geiger doline.
Abisso Bonetti
Cave
Abisso Bonetti is a Karst cave in the municipality of Doberdò del Lago, 1 km SE from the small village of Bonetti, near Slovenian border. The cave is one of the most famous cavities in the Gorizia Karst. Abisso Bonetti is situated 2½ km west of Geiger doline.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Korita na Krasu and Hudi Log.
Korita na Krasu
Village
Korita na Krasu is a settlement west of Kostanjevica na Krasu in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy.
Hudi Log
Village
Sela na Krasu
Village
Photo: Upwinxp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sela na Krasu is a village in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Italy.
Geiger doline
- Type: Sinkhole
- Category: landform
- Location: Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.83514° or 45° 50′ 7″ northLongitude
13.61599° or 13° 36′ 58″ eastElevation
222 metres (728 feet)Open location code
8FQMRJP8+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 8574910414OpenStreetMap feature
natural=sinkhole
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