Iz sedanjosti v preteklost
https://doi.org/10.59132/geo/2021/3/10-27
Povzetek
Kaninsko pogorje si kot najzahodnejša visokogorska pokrajina, hkrati tudi ena najbolj obdarjenih z naravnimi znamenitostmi zasluži, da jo predstavimo najširšemu krogu geografov. V središče pozornosti jo je od leta 1975 dalje postavila kaninska žičnica s smučišči, od leta 1963, še bolj pa od devetdesetih let dalje, pa jamarske raziskave vse številnejših globokih brezen, ki sodijo v sam svetovni vrh. Pogorje je celovita pokrajina, ki ni samo naravoslovni ampak je tudi geografski, pokrajinski pojav z vplivi človeka. V tem prvem delu smo se osredinili na kaninsko površje in podzemlje. Prvo slovi po množici sledov erozijskega delovanja ledu, a hkrati tudi kemijskega delovanja padavinske vode. Drugo pa po stotinah bolj ali manj globokih brezen, ki jih je zaradi množičnega obiska in zanimanja jamarjev iz leta v leto več, oziroma “postajajo” vse globlja ter daljša. Kaninsko pogorje ima tudi svojo geološko zgodovino in razvoj, brez katerih ni razumevanja njegove sedanje podobe. Navsezadnje je kaninsko celoto mogoče pravilno razlagati in razumeti tudi s pomočjo velikih količin vode, tako nekdanje ledeniške kot sedanje padavinske, ki sproti odnaša raztopljeno ali erodirano kamnino.
Abstract
The Kanin Mountains and Their Exceptional Nature
From the Present into the Past
As Slovenia’s westernmost highmountain range and one of the richest regions when it comes to natural wonders, the Kanin Mountains deserve to be introduced to a broader audience of geographers. The region was first put in the spotlight in 1975 by the Kanin Ski Resort, but it has also been known, ever since 1963 and especially since the 1990s, for the world leading speleological studies of its numerous deep abysses. The mountain range is its own region with not only natural but also geographical phenomena including human influences. The first part of the article focuses on the surface and underground areas of the Kanin Mountains. The former is famous for the many glacial erosion and chemical rainwater features, and the latter for the hundreds of more or less deep abysses, which have been increasing in number, and some also becoming deeper and longer, every year due to the great interest and visits from speleologists. To understand the Kanin region and its current state, its geological history and development must be taken into account, while its phenomena can also be correctly interpreted based on the large quantities of water, both glacial in the past and rainwater in the present, carrying away the dissolved or eroded rock.