Geologicheskii Vestnik

The village of Idrisovo is located in the Salavat region in the north-east of the Republic of Bashkortostan, now it is part of the UNESCO Yangan-Tau Geopark. The territory is composed of meridionally extending Devonian and Carboniferous carbonate rocks that come to the surface in the cliffs of the Yuryuzan River and its tributaries. Caves, grottoes, arches have formed in carbonate rocks, which have long attracted the attention of people. In connection with the increase in the tourist flow in the territory (rafting on the Yuryuzan River and visiting the archaeological site of the Idrisovo Cave and other natural objects), there was a need for a speleological survey of the territory in order to inform the population about the presence and significance of speleological objects. The article describes all the speleological objects identified as a result of the study of stock materials and field surveys in the vicinity of the village of Idrisovo, within the Salavat region of the Republic of Bashkortostan, from the Bolshoy Limonovsky Ridge to the Stupenchatyy Ridge along the left bank of the Yuryuzan River. The recreational capacilities of speleological objects are determined by their morphology. The use of their entrance parts is possible as display objects as part of comprehensive routes, without visiting the internal parts of the speleological objects.

speleology, cave morphology, fauna ofspeleological objects, Southern Urals, Yangan-Tau Geopark

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