Peștera Coiba Mare – Lacul Morții végszifon

Coiba Mare opens about 300 m from the hamlet of Casa de Piatră; its stream ends in a sump called Lacul Morții (Lake of Death), which is thought to feed the Tăuz spring 2.5 km away. In 2014 the Finnish divers Sami Paakkarinen and Patrik Grönqvist reached 92.5 m in the terminal sump, the deepest flooded gallery in Romania at the time. In 2016 the sump was blocked by logs washed in by floods.

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Region: Romania – Cave diving & karst springs
Area: Apuseni – Gârda & Arieșeni
Depth: 0–92 m
Level: advanced
Current: moderate
Type: cave
Coordinates: 46.53728, 22.77797 (approximate)
Highlights: terminal sump 'Lacul Morții', 92.5 m reached by Finnish divers in 2014, flood-borne logs block the sump, connects to the Tăuz spring
Permit: Cave-diving exploration ('speleological dives by specialised teams') is an activity that needs authorisation from the Speleological Heritage Commission (Comisia Patrimoniului Speologic, Bucharest, Bld. Libertății 12); the authorisation sets entries and party size per cave and may include closed periods (e.g. bat hibernation). Diveable only with Full Cave / cave-diver certification, as a specialised team with local cavers; there is no published option for independent recreational dives. The cave is a nature reserve within Apuseni Natural Park.
Issuer / contact: Speleological Heritage Commission (Comisia Patrimoniului Speologic), Ministry of Environment
- Email: cps@mmediu.ro
- Website: https://www.mmediu.ro/
Tips: Equipment has to be carried through the dry cave to the sump. The pin marks the cave entrance, not the sump.

Peștera Coiba Mare – Lacul Morții végszifon

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