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crack through which it is possible to get in a cavity. The
cave is low (0,7-0,8m) and wide (up to 4m), with the
plane sandy bottom, almost without detrital gypsum
material. The extent of the cave is about 12m. The
depth from the surface is about 7m. It was found in
1995.
Cave Baskunchakskaya. It is the largest cave in
Northern PriCaspian. It is situated in the small flat
bottom valley Pezherskaya. It has been known for
about 100 years. The case has three entrances. It is
laid in the Perm gypsums of Kungurian stage. It is
developed on a vertical crack of submeridional
direction. Its extent is about 1480m. The depth from the
surface level is 32m. Its volume is about 9400 cube. M.
In a cave there is a underground lake the area about 10
cubic meters. The cave was investigated by the
Saratov cave explorers in details in the beginning of
80th years.
Cave Devjat dyr. The cave is situated in the balka
Pezchernaja. It is laid in karstic rest and located in a
large karst-erosive hollow. It was a part of the cave
Baskunchakskaja earlier. The total extent of the cave is
about 70m. As a whole the arch of the cave closely
comes to the surface. The amplitude of the cave is
0,6m. The cave has many entrances of various sizes. It
is easily accessible, that is why it is actively visited. The
cave has been known for a long time. For the first time
it was described by the Saratov cave explorers in the
beginning of 80th years.
Cave Оrgannaya. It is located in the middle part of the
balka Belaya. The entrance is located in the basis of a
gypsum slope (east exposition) of northern from the
top. The general extent of the cave is 22m at the
relative depth is about 1m. The height of the arch is up
to 2,5m. The depth of bedding from the steppe level is
about 10m. It was found and for the first time described
in the beginning of 80th years.
Cave Surprise. It is located to the north of the Belaja
balka. The entrance is dated to a karstic hollow and
opens with a steeply inclined 16-meter manhole. It runs
to the hall with the area of about 16m2 and height up to
3m. From the hall a very dirty channel, which length is
about 28m, runs. Earlier in the middle of a channel
there was a small lake with the area of 6m2 and depth
up to 1,5m. Since 2001 it has not present. The general
depth of a cave is up to 20m. It was found and for the
first time described in the beginning of 80th years.
Cave Nevidimka. This cave is situated on the north of
the Belaja balka. The entrance is in the southwest part
of the abrupt southern slope of karstic crater. The cave
begins with the small chamber from which the manhole
dives down and deduces into a vertical crack. The
depth of this cave is about 10m. The entrance is usually
buried with adjournment of steppe vegetation ("roll -
field") and also hardly acceptable. It was found in 1989.
Cave Metro. This cave is situated in upper reachers of
Belaja balka. The entrance is located in the basis of the
large karst-erosive hollow southern slope. The cave
represents tailrace tunnel with the extent of about
100m. The cave was found in 1989. At the moment of
detection the height of the manhole was 1,5m. For the
next years it was buried with sandy - loam adjournment
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owing to a sliding of a hollow slope. Again it was
opened in 2001. The height of the manhole now is
about 1m.
Cave Chabanskaya. The entrance is located in a
blind karstic ravine. The general extent of this cave is
82m. It was found and surveyed by cave explorers in
1988. Now it is inaccessible owing to entrance failure.
It was situated in immediate proximity from a day
time surface.
Cave Crystalnaya. It is located on the northern coast
of Baskunchack. It is the second largest cave on the
given area. The cave begins with 15m - long well,
running to the hall Holodny in the height up to 3m and
sizes of 4 х 2,5m. Then the low manhole deduces to
the hall Teply. The sizes of this hall are 16,5 х 9m at
average height of about 2,5-3m. Further the cave
comes to the end with 30m – long manhole. The
depth of the cave from the steppe level is 30m. The
cave is plentifully decorated with a white bark of
secondary gypsum crystallization. At present here
there is a small cave lake with the area of up to 2 m2.
The cave is interesting due to various forms of
crystallization of cave minerals. It was found in 1986.
Cave Albina. It is situated on the northern coast of
Baskunchack. The entrance is located in 2,5m above
a bottom of karstic crater, in its east slope. The depth
of the cave from the steppe level is about 7m. Its
extent is about 12m. The average height is 1m, width
is 3-3,5m. The cave was found in 1995.
Cave Mihajlovskaja. It is situated on the north coast
of Lake Baskunchack. The entrance is located 4m
below the steppe level and 2,5m above the bottom of
the karstic crater. The cave depth is about 25m from
the steppe level. The extent is about 35m. It is
interesting due to the presence of 6m - depth well
with the diameter of 2 m. It is complex and dangerous
for passage, therefore the entrance is immured. It
was found in 1998.
Cave Bolshoy Tupic ("Blind"). It is situated on the
northern coast of Lake Baskunchack. The cave has
the large arch entrance located on the basis of a
karstic crater slope. The cave is submitted by the
fragment of the large channel, blindly coming to the
end with the impasse. The extent is about 13m. The
cave was found in 1986.
Cave Pervomajskaja. It is situated on northeast
coast of Baskunchack and south - west of Lake
Karasun. The entrance is located in a blind karstic