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Rhino Rift is a cave near Charterhouse, in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is part of the Cheddar Complex SSSI. It is 253 m in length and reaches a depth of 147 m.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=UK and Ireland Cave Lengths and Depths )〕 The cave was discovered in 1971 after a successful dig by members of the Wessex Cave Club.〔Audsley, A., 1971. The history of the present dig at Rhino Rift. WCC Jnl 11 (134) pp236-240.〕 Previous digging by the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society had unearthed remains of extinct animals, hence the cave's name.〔Donovan,D.T., 1951. Report on Rhino Rift. UBSS Proceedings, 6(2) , pp 213-0〕 The cave is locked and access is controlled by the (Charterhouse Caving Company ). ==Further reading== *D. T. Donovan, R. D. Stride & A. M. Ap Simon, ''Rhino Rift Log: A record of the excavations from 9 Nov 1947 to 13 June 1948'' (Excavation log including plans & sections, MS in 19 cm 8vo notebook), library of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society〔''Transactions of the Cave Research Group of Great Britain'', vol. 14 (1972), p. 191〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rhino Rift」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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