Speleological Department of of Croatian Mountaineering Society Željezničar
Abstract
Jama Muda labudova (duljina: 4676 m; dubina: 682 m) nalazi se na JI Velebitu i dio je podzemnog sustava Crnopca. Ovdje se u neposrednoj blizini nalaze dva speleološka objekata čije spajanje u sustav od preko 40 kilometara očekujemo u narednih godinu dana. Istraživanja u Mudima labudovim dobila su u posljednje dvije godine snažan novi zamah otkrićem spleta prostranih horizontalnih kanala u dotada izrazito vertikalnom objektu. Horizontalne etaže otvorile su put u nove prostrane vertikalne hodnike s brojnim neistraženim kanalima pa u jami ima desetak mjesta na kojima očekujemo značajne speleološke rezultate. Nova otkrića pokazala su jama Muda labudova ima mofološke karakteristike kapitalnih objekata Crnopca, odnosno da se sastoji od horizontalnih etaža na 300 i 600 metara dubine koje su povezane širokim vertikalnim dimnjacima. Ova činjenica ukazuje na to da smo tek zagrebli površinu s horizontalnim dijelom objekta i da ćemo u vremenu pred nama u njoj istražiti kilometre novih kanala.Cave Muda labudova (4676 m long, 682 m deep) is situated on the south-eastern end of Velebit as a part of Crnopac masif underground. There are two capital caves in close proximity, which are expected to all join in a >40 km system within next year. The survey of Muda labudova was revitalised in last two years, following the discovery of vast horizontal passages forming an mostly unexplored labyrinth. As the previously known passages were mostly vertical, this opened the oportunity of exploration new horizontal parts, levelled with horizontal system in the nearby Kita Gaćešina cave system. The new horizontal parts show similar patterns of interlinking horizontal (300 m and 600 m depth) and vertical parts, as seen in other capital caves nearby. It gives the impression of just starting to discover a kilometer-scale horizontal potential of yet unknown shafts
