Piwniczka is a cave in Miętusie Turnie in the Miętusia Valley in the Western Tatras. It is located within Tatra National Park in Poland. The entrance to it is located on the north-west slope of Mała Świstówka, above the Miętusia Wyżnia Cave, at an altitude of 1,440 meters above sea level. The length of the cave is 9 meters and its height is 7 meters.[1]

Piwniczka
Map showing the location of Piwniczka
Map showing the location of Piwniczka
Map showing the location of Piwniczka
Map showing the location of Piwniczka
LocationTatra National Park, Poland
Coordinates49°14′42″N 19°53′49″E / 49.2450°N 19.8969°E / 49.2450; 19.8969
Depth6 m
Length9 m
Elevation1440 m
Discovery1987, Speleoklubu Warszawskiego PTTK
Little Swistówka. On the right, Miętus Turnie

Description of the cave edit

The main part of the cave is a 6-meter well accessed by a 2-meter, almost horizontal corridor that starts with a small entrance opening. A vertical clamp on the right leads into a 6-meter well that widens at the bottom. There is then a small room with rubble at the bottom.[2]

There are no speleothems in the cave. Near the opening, mosses and lichens grow on the damp walls..[2]

Discovery edit

The cave was discovered by members of the PTTK Warsaw Speleoklub [Spelunking Club] in 1987.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Jaskinie Tatr, 2017-08-23, archived from the original on 2017-08-23
  2. ^ a b c Jaskinie Polski, Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy