This site is located along the border between northeastern Hungary and southeastern Slovakia. After two extensions in 2000 and 2008, its core protection area has reached 565 km2. It is a typical temperate karst natural system with diverse landforms, and it contains 712 confirmed and unusually concentrated cave systems.
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(2020). Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst, Hungary and Slovakia. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_260
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