Geologicheskii Vestnik

The results of long-term (1924–2020) studies of аufeis in the Askyn ice cave (Gafuriysky district of the Republic of Bashkortostan) — a natural monument of the Republic of Bashkortostan since 1965, an excursion object of the Russian geographical society since 2017 — are described. Aufeis in the Askyn cave has a great aesthetic value and is an indicator of changes in the microclimate of the underground environment, as well as a paleogeographic indicator of the territory. A comparative morphometric characteristic of the аufeis and ice stalagmites from the moment of the fi rst description in 1924 by G.V. Vakhrushev until the last observations by the author in June 2020 is given.

Republic of Bashkortostan, Gafuri region, Askyn ice cave, ice, stalagnates, stalagmites, 1924–2020.

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