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Intro
Preface
Reference
Photos
Introduction
Contents
1 The Territory of the Region
1.1 Geographical Aspects
1.2 Geomorphological Features
1.3 Climatic Aspects
1.4 Hydrogeological Features
1.5 Geological Context
1.6 Vulcanism: The Volcanic Districts of Sicily and Surrounding Seas
References
2 Karst Areas of Sicily
2.1 General Aspects of Classification and Distribution of Karst Areas in Sicily
2.2 Classification of Sicilian Karst Areas by Orographic Units
2.3 Classification of Sicilian Karst Areas by Hydrogeological Basins
2.4 Some Statistical Data on Sicilian Caves
References
3 South-Eastern Sicily
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Geotectonic Arrangement of South-Eastern Sicily
3.3 Morphological Features
3.4 Karst Area of the Eastern Hyblean Mountains
3.4.1 Geolithological Aspects
3.5 Fluviokarst Morphologies
3.5.1 Cava Grande del Cassibile
3.5.1.1 Historical Aspects
3.5.2 Anapo Valley-Calcinara Pantalica, Valle dell'Anapo, and Torrente Cava Grande Nature Reserve (Unesco World Heritage Site)
3.5.2.1 Geolithological and Karst Aspects
3.5.2.2 The Civilization of Pantalica: A Brief Historical Note
3.6 Main Karst Caves of the Eastern Hyblean Sector
3.6.1 The Villasmundo-Alfio Cave Karst System
3.6.2 The Grotta Palombara
3.6.3 The Grotta Chiusazza
3.6.4 The Grotta Monello
3.6.5 The Grotta dei Pipistrelli
3.6.6 The Grotta Trovata
3.6.7 The Grotta Pillirina
3.6.8 The Grotta del Fico
3.6.9 The Grotta Sucolifre
3.6.10 The Pozzo Canseria
3.7 Karst Area of the Western Hyblean Mountains
3.7.1 Geolithological and Tectonic Aspects
3.7.2 Hydrogeological and Hydrokarst Aspects
3.7.2.1 Western Hydrogeological Basin
3.7.2.2 Central Hydrogeological Basin
3.7.2.3 Eastern Hydrogeological Basin
3.8 Karst Morphologies
3.8.1 The Fluviokarst Gorges of the Tellesimo Valley
3.8.1.1 Archeological Aspects
3.8.2 The Fluviokarst Valley of Prainito
3.8.3 The Fluviokarst Valleys North of Ragusa
3.8.4 The Gole della Stretta
3.8.5 The Polje di Piano degli Angeli
3.8.6 The Cava d'Ispica
3.8.7 The Cava Grande-Lazzero
3.8.8 The Conca del Salto
3.9 Underground Karst Morphologies
3.9.1 The Grotta del Salto 1
3.9.2 The Grotta Incredibile
3.9.3 Karst System "Oro Spring Cave-Scribano-Misericordia Spring Cave"
3.10 Caves in the Messinian Gypsum Along the Vallone Scifazzo
3.10.1 The Grotta Arenatura
3.10.2 The Grotta Cannabis
3.10.3 The Grotta Falcone
3.11 Tectonic Relations/Eustatic Variations-Karst in the Hyblean Plateau
3.11.1 Miocene Karst (The Messinian Karst Erosion Surface)
3.11.2 Pleistocene Karst in the Eastern Ionian Area
3.11.3 Pleistocene Karst in the Central-Southern Area of Hyblean Plateau
References
4 Central-Southern Sicily
4.1 Physical and Geographic Aspects
4.2 Geological Aspects
Preface
Reference
Photos
Introduction
Contents
1 The Territory of the Region
1.1 Geographical Aspects
1.2 Geomorphological Features
1.3 Climatic Aspects
1.4 Hydrogeological Features
1.5 Geological Context
1.6 Vulcanism: The Volcanic Districts of Sicily and Surrounding Seas
References
2 Karst Areas of Sicily
2.1 General Aspects of Classification and Distribution of Karst Areas in Sicily
2.2 Classification of Sicilian Karst Areas by Orographic Units
2.3 Classification of Sicilian Karst Areas by Hydrogeological Basins
2.4 Some Statistical Data on Sicilian Caves
References
3 South-Eastern Sicily
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Geotectonic Arrangement of South-Eastern Sicily
3.3 Morphological Features
3.4 Karst Area of the Eastern Hyblean Mountains
3.4.1 Geolithological Aspects
3.5 Fluviokarst Morphologies
3.5.1 Cava Grande del Cassibile
3.5.1.1 Historical Aspects
3.5.2 Anapo Valley-Calcinara Pantalica, Valle dell'Anapo, and Torrente Cava Grande Nature Reserve (Unesco World Heritage Site)
3.5.2.1 Geolithological and Karst Aspects
3.5.2.2 The Civilization of Pantalica: A Brief Historical Note
3.6 Main Karst Caves of the Eastern Hyblean Sector
3.6.1 The Villasmundo-Alfio Cave Karst System
3.6.2 The Grotta Palombara
3.6.3 The Grotta Chiusazza
3.6.4 The Grotta Monello
3.6.5 The Grotta dei Pipistrelli
3.6.6 The Grotta Trovata
3.6.7 The Grotta Pillirina
3.6.8 The Grotta del Fico
3.6.9 The Grotta Sucolifre
3.6.10 The Pozzo Canseria
3.7 Karst Area of the Western Hyblean Mountains
3.7.1 Geolithological and Tectonic Aspects
3.7.2 Hydrogeological and Hydrokarst Aspects
3.7.2.1 Western Hydrogeological Basin
3.7.2.2 Central Hydrogeological Basin
3.7.2.3 Eastern Hydrogeological Basin
3.8 Karst Morphologies
3.8.1 The Fluviokarst Gorges of the Tellesimo Valley
3.8.1.1 Archeological Aspects
3.8.2 The Fluviokarst Valley of Prainito
3.8.3 The Fluviokarst Valleys North of Ragusa
3.8.4 The Gole della Stretta
3.8.5 The Polje di Piano degli Angeli
3.8.6 The Cava d'Ispica
3.8.7 The Cava Grande-Lazzero
3.8.8 The Conca del Salto
3.9 Underground Karst Morphologies
3.9.1 The Grotta del Salto 1
3.9.2 The Grotta Incredibile
3.9.3 Karst System "Oro Spring Cave-Scribano-Misericordia Spring Cave"
3.10 Caves in the Messinian Gypsum Along the Vallone Scifazzo
3.10.1 The Grotta Arenatura
3.10.2 The Grotta Cannabis
3.10.3 The Grotta Falcone
3.11 Tectonic Relations/Eustatic Variations-Karst in the Hyblean Plateau
3.11.1 Miocene Karst (The Messinian Karst Erosion Surface)
3.11.2 Pleistocene Karst in the Eastern Ionian Area
3.11.3 Pleistocene Karst in the Central-Southern Area of Hyblean Plateau
References
4 Central-Southern Sicily
4.1 Physical and Geographic Aspects
4.2 Geological Aspects