Smoo Cave is a massive combined sea cave and freshwater crumple Durness in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland.The cave is specific within the united kingdom in that the first chamber has been formed via the action of the sea, while the internal chambers are freshwater passages, fashioned from rainwater dissolving the carbonate dolostones. Partway thru the cave the waters of Allt Smoo additionally drop in as a 20m high waterfall. this is especially because of the close by dolostone - quartzite geological boundary where the Allt Smoo move crosses the impermeable quartzites and sinks on assembly the permeable dolostonesThe cave entrance and main chamber were significantly enlarged via sea motion to approximately 40m wide and 15m high, the most important sea cave entrance in Britain. the doorway is positioned at the cease of a 600m lengthy tidal gorge (Geodha Smoo) which turned into as soon as a part of the cave.
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