ABD\u2019nin Tennessee eyaletindeki Craighead Ma\u011faralar\u0131\u2019nda bulunan devasa yeralt\u0131 g\u00f6l\u00fc, Kuzey Amerika\u2019n\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck yeralt\u0131 su k\u00fctlesi olarak ulusal do\u011fal an\u0131t stat\u00fcs\u00fc kazand\u0131. Yakla\u015f\u0131k bir as\u0131rd\u0131r tam anlam\u0131yla ke\u015ffedilemeyen g\u00f6l, gizemli yap\u0131s\u0131 ve izole ekosistemiyle bilim d\u00fcnyas\u0131n\u0131n dikkatini \u00e7ekmeye devam ediyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tennessee eyaletinin Sweetwater ve Madisonville b\u00f6lgeleri aras\u0131nda bulunan Craighead Ma\u011faralar\u0131, ilk kez 1905 y\u0131l\u0131nda dikkat \u00e7ekti. Hen\u00fcz 13 ya\u015f\u0131ndaki Ben Sands\u2019in dar bir t\u00fcnelden ge\u00e7erek ula\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131 devasa su odas\u0131, daha sonra \u201cKay\u0131p Deniz\u201d (The Lost Sea) olarak adland\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar, ma\u011fara sisteminin \u00c7eroki yerlileri d\u00f6neminden beri bilindi\u011fini ancak g\u00f6l\u00fcn \u00e7ok daha derin b\u00f6l\u00fcmlerde gizli kald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ortaya koydu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Craighead Ma\u011faralar\u0131 yaln\u0131zca yeralt\u0131 g\u00f6l\u00fcyle de\u011fil, b\u00fcnyesinde bar\u0131nd\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 tarihi ve paleontolojik bulgularla da \u00f6ne \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yor. Ma\u011faran\u0131n \u201ckonsey odas\u0131\u201d olarak bilinen b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnde \u00c7erokilere ait ok u\u00e7lar\u0131, tak\u0131lar ve silahlar bulundu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kanyon derinliklerinde ise yakla\u015f\u0131k 20 bin y\u0131l \u00f6ncesine tarihlenen Pleistosen d\u00f6nemi jaguar\u0131na ait ayak izleri ve kemik kal\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131 tespit edildi. Uzmanlar, b\u00f6lgenin hem arkeolojik hem de jeolojik a\u00e7\u0131dan b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00f6nem ta\u015f\u0131d\u0131\u011f\u0131na dikkat \u00e7ekiyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Son \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcmlere g\u00f6re g\u00f6l\u00fcn y\u00fczeyde g\u00f6r\u00fclebilen k\u0131sm\u0131 yakla\u015f\u0131k 243 metre uzunlu\u011fa ve 67 metre geni\u015fli\u011fe ula\u015f\u0131yor. Ancak dalg\u0131\u00e7lar\u0131n y\u00fcr\u00fctt\u00fc\u011f\u00fc su alt\u0131 ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar\u0131, g\u00f6l\u00fcn farkl\u0131 odalara do\u011fru geni\u015fledi\u011fini ortaya koydu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bug\u00fcne kadar yap\u0131lan haritaland\u0131rma \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131nda ke\u015ffedilen su alan\u0131n\u0131n 5,2 hektar\u0131 a\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131 belirtilirken, Kuzey Amerika\u2019n\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck yeralt\u0131 g\u00f6l\u00fc kabul edilen yap\u0131n\u0131n tam s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 ve son noktas\u0131 hen\u00fcz belirlenemedi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
G\u00f6l\u00fcn turizme a\u00e7\u0131lmas\u0131n\u0131n ard\u0131ndan b\u00f6lgeye b\u0131rak\u0131lan yakla\u015f\u0131k 300 g\u00f6kku\u015fa\u011f\u0131 alabal\u0131\u011f\u0131nda dikkat \u00e7ekici biyolojik de\u011fi\u015fimler g\u00f6zlemlendi. Ma\u011fara rehberlerinin aktard\u0131\u011f\u0131 bilgilere g\u00f6re, do\u011fal \u0131\u015f\u0131k almayan suda ya\u015fayan bal\u0131klar zamanla g\u00f6rme yetilerini ve v\u00fccut pigmentlerini kaybetmeye ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bilim insanlar\u0131, tamamen karanl\u0131k ortam\u0131n canl\u0131lar\u0131n biyolojik yap\u0131s\u0131 \u00fczerindeki etkilerini incelemeyi s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fcrken, y\u0131lda yakla\u015f\u0131k 150 bin turisti a\u011f\u0131rlayan b\u00f6lge bilimsel ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar\u0131n merkezinde yer almay\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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