Scărișoara Cave
It is considered a show cave and one of the natural wonders of Romania, and has also been described as a glacier cave.
- location
- Apuseni Mountains, Romania
- maximum ice thickness
- 20 m (66 ft)
- temperature range
- +1 °C in summer to -7 °C in winter
Lore & Background
The exact date when the cave was first discovered by humans is unknown. The temperature is up to +1 °C in the summer and down to -7 °C in the winter. In the part for tourists the average temperature is around 0 °C. Bats live in the ice cave, as do small bugs (2–3 mm long) called Pholeuon prozerpinae glaciale. In the Big Reservation a Rupicapra skeleton was discovered.
Reader's Guide
The cave's ecosystem includes bats and the endemic bug Pholeuon prozerpinae glaciale, as well as a discovered Rupicapra skeleton. Its status as a show cave and its inclusion in the Seven Natural Wonders of Romania highlight its importance for both tourism and scientific study.
Did You Know?
- A Rupicapra skeleton was discovered in the Big Reservation.
- The cave is home to small bugs (2–3 mm long) called Pholeuon prozerpinae glaciale.
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