2020

19th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology

Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Saturday 29 August 2020 - Saturday 5 September 2020

Go to www.19isvetna.com

The Website is still under development, but already it is already possible to pre-register your interest (to ensure that you are advised of Symposium updates and also help the Symposium organisers with their planning for the event). The Website indicative program outline has a good mix of presentation sessions, excursions and social activities.Background information on Sicily, Mt Etna and the city of Catania and information on some of the caves proposed to be visited during excursions is also on the Website. The Symposium will be limited to a maximum of 80 participants.

PAST EVENTS

2012

Fourth Argentine Congress of Speleology

and

First Latin American Congress of Speleology

Malargue Mendoza Argentina

April 1-8, 2012

Go to www.fade.org.ar

15th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology

Amman, Jordan

March 15-22, 2012

2013

For more information: http://www.speleo2013.com

2018

18th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology

Lava Beds National Monument, Northern California, USA

July 21-26, 2018 (with pre-symposium trips July 17-21)

Go to ISV18 Home

4th International Anchialine Ecosystems Symposium

Lanzarote, Canary Islands

October 1 - 7, 2018

Go to www.4isae.es

Anchialine refers to seawater flooded caves and groundwater along the coastlines of both volcanic as well as limestone terrain. The island of Spanish island of Lanzarote in the eastern Atlantic contains spectacular volcanic lava tubes on land as well as beneath the sea floor. The Atlantida tunnel cave is the world’s longest submarine lava tube and has been explored by cave divers for 1.6 km.

Guide to the anchialine ecosystems of Jameos del Agua and Túnel de la Atlántida

Guía interpretativa de los ecosistemas anquialinos de Los Jameos del Agua y Túnel de la Atlántida

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF SPELEOLOGY

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