BHB Expedition - Band 46 Iran Cave Part 2

by Ezzatollah Raeisi; Sharareh Ghazy & Michael Laumanns

Iran Cave Directory (3rd Edition)

Part 2: Caves registry according to provinces, Rankings, References, Surveys, Geological map of Iran
The reference on karst and caves of Iran. Introduction: Geological and tectonic settings, state of speleology in Iran, general explanations. Many cave surveys. Rankings according to length and depth. Geological map. The main section of the book lists and describes, in the form of a table with over 2,000 lines, all caves, which became known up till now in Iran obtained to a great part by the translation of Persian sources, which are inaccessible in the Occident. Has even more caves as all existing Iranian cave registries. Detailed list of references.