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Buca dei Fulmini

Karst cavity in the Apuane Alps, at Boana Alta near Monte Sumbra, consisting of a pit with a swallow-hole function, whose bottom in summer 2024 was found to be free of the snow observed previously.

Vagli Sotto 150m 42m

Karst cavity in the Apuane Alps, at Boana Alta near Monte Sumbra, consisting of a pit with a swallow-hole function, whose bottom in summer 2024 was found to be free of the snow observed previously.

Characteristics

  • Type: Cave
  • Municipality: Vagli Sotto
  • Cadastre no.: 662
  • Length: 150 meters
  • Depth: 42 meters
  • Record updated:

Location

Location: Boana Alta. Karst area: APUANE ALPS. Natura 2000 site: Monte Sumbra.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Buca dei Fulmini

    Elevation: 1320 m

    44.083595, 10.263751
    UTM 32T (WGS84) 601178 4881934
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Description

Morphology

The cavity has a pit morphology.

Hydrology

The cavity is a swallow hole.

Other details

Geology: Selciferous Limestones.

Summer 2024: updating of the survey and observation of the disappearance of the snow on the bottom of no. 662.

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Source: Catasto online FST (Federazione Speleologica Toscana) (www.speleotoscana.it), modified. CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Federazione Speleologica Toscana (Catasto online FST) · Regione Toscana (Geoscopio) · data as of 2025