Sima Levantada

Sima Levantada is a cave in Ruesga, Cantabria. Sima Levantada is situated nearby to the cave Sima 617, as well as near Sima 212.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matienzo and Ogarrio.

Matienzo

Hamlet

Photo: Tony Rotondas, CC BY 2.5.

Matienzo is the name of a village and a karst depression some 25 km southeast of Santander in Ruesga municipality, Cantabria, northern Spain. The limestone around Matienzo is riddled with caves which have been extensively explored over the last 50 years by Spanish and British cavers. Matienzo is situated 2½ km west of Sima Levantada.

Ogarrio

Hamlet

Photo: Javierme, CC BY 3.0.

Ogarrio is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of Sima Levantada.

Riva

Village

Photo: Corso, CC BY 4.0.

Riva is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Sima Levantada.

Sima Levantada

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Ruesga, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

43.31357° or 43° 18′ 49″ north

Longitude

-3.55304° or 3° 33′ 11″ west

Open location code

8CMR8C7W+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sima 617 and Sima 212.

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