🏞️ Sidrón Cave

Spain · Europe · 43.38°N, 5.33°W

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The Sidrón Cave is a non-carboniferous limestone karst cave system located in the Piloña municipality of Asturias, northwestern Spain, where Paleolithic rock art and the fossils of more than a dozen Neanderthals were found. Declared a "Partial Natural Reserve" in 1995, the site also serves as a retreat for five species of bats and is the place of discovery of two species of Coleoptera (beetles).

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CountrySpain
Continent / regionEurope
Coordinates (approx.)43.38°N, 5.33°W · view on map

Sidrón Cave is located in Spain, in Europe.

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