Mangalia, Romania
Movile Cave
Movile Cave is a cave near Mangalia, Constanța County, Romania discovered in 1986 by Cristian Lascu during construction work a few kilometers from the Black Sea coast. It is notable for its unique subterranean groundwater ecosystem abundant in hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide, but low in oxygen. Life in the cave has been separated from the outside for the past 5.5 million years and it is based completely on chemosynthesis.
- City
- Mangalia
- Country
- Romania
- Category
- Nature
- Suggested visit
- About 150 minutes
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