North Macedonia - Cave Slatinski Izvor

Natural values of the Cave Slatinski Izvor are significant in several aspects. It is the biggest of all caves explored so far in the Republic of Macedonia, with a total length of all channels of more than I km. Their spatial proportion, i.e. the size of internal morphological elements (slopes, cascades, dry river bed hollowed out, river terrace, sand deposition, as well as the number, diversity and dimensions of cave decorations - - stalactites, stalagmites, salives...), make the cave an unique natural phenomenon. It is also characterized by hydrographic elements (cave river with fissile and active sections, chasms, siphon lake, travertine ponds, springs at the exit from the cave), as well as the existence of living forms in the cave.