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Cave diving di Namibia
Namibia's cave diving is concentrated in the karst of the Otavi-Tsumeb-Grootfontein area in the north. Dragon's Breath Cave and Harasib Cave lead down to deep underground lakes that robotic sonar surveys and technical diving teams have explored, while Lake Otjikoto and Lake Guinas are open-air sinkhole lakes formed by collapsed caves. The waters are notable for an endemic, critically endangered cichlid and, at Otjikoto, for weapons dumped in 1915.
Cara akses bekerja
Most of the deep sites are on private farms, so access depends on the landowner and the documented dives were organised expeditions. Lake Otjikoto is a national heritage site: a 2009 report described diving there as restricted to people accompanied by Namibian Underwater Federation members through three named organisations, and a 2017 report said the site was administered by the National Heritage Council of Namibia and used for police and school dive training. No current official diving procedure was found.
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Sistem-sistem cave
Dragon's Breath Cave
Harasib Cave
Lake Guinas
Lake Otjikoto
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Pintu masuk dan lokasi selam
| Situs | Sistem cave | Tipe | Akses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon's Breath CaveHarasib farm | Dragon's Breath Cave | Pintu masuk cave | Pribadi: diperlukan izin dari pemilik | |
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Lake Guinasbetween Otavi and Tsumeb | Lake Guinas | Sinkhole | Pribadi: diperlukan izin dari pemilik |
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Lake Otjikotoabout 20 km north-west of Tsumeb | Lake Otjikoto | Sinkhole | Akses terbatas |
| Obab Cavesouthern border of Etosha National Park | — | Pintu masuk cave | Pribadi: diperlukan izin dari pemilik |
Setiap fakta di halaman ini, beserta sumbernya (5)
| Fakta | Status | Sumber |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon's Breath Cave holds a very large underground lake that a 2019 autonomous-robot survey mapped to about 205 m depth. | Dilaporkan | [1] [2] |
| Lake Otjikoto and Lake Guinas are sinkhole lakes near Tsumeb formed by the collapse of karst caves. | Dilaporkan | [3] [4] |
| Lake Guinas, Dragon's Breath and Obab Cave are on private land. | Dilaporkan | [5] [2] |
| In 2009 diving in Lake Otjikoto was managed by the Namibian Underwater Federation for the National Monuments Council and restricted to people accompanied by NUF members, through three named organisations.Newspaper report from 2009; no newer statement of the diving rules was found. | Mungkin sudah tidak mutakhir | [6] |
| In 2017 Lake Otjikoto was administered by the National Heritage Council of Namibia and used by police divers and some schools for training. | Dilaporkan | [7] |
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