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Speleo 2017

Don't miss The  17th International  Congress of Speleology.
Speleo 2017  will be held  in  Sidney  from July  23rd to  29 th




 While IUS will offer  a very thorough scientific programme about research related to the underground world , caves and speleology  , the Australian Speleological Federation  (ASF) will offer quite a  number of  cave explorations . Make sure you  have a look at the congress website at  https://www.speleo2017.com



  The next congress ,   Speleo  2021 , will be held in  4 years in France  and Wikicaves will be there !

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