Location: | Alta Badia, Trentino Alto-Adige. |
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Classification: | Karst Cave Cave and Karst Museum |
Light: | none. |
Dimension: | A=2,750 m asl. |
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Address: | Administration: Associazione Turistica Alta Badia, Col Alt 36, 39033 Corvara, Tel: +39-471-836176, Fax 0471-836540. E-mail: |
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1987 | discovered. |
Grotte Conturines is the highest altitude cave with Cave Bear (Ursus spelaeus) remains. This bear lived here about 14,000 years ago, 2,800 m above sea level. The Grotte Conturines contains numerous skeletons, which were studied at the University of Vienna by Prof. Rabeder.