Earth:Iron Curtain Cave
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Short description: Cave in British Columbia, Canada
| Iron Curtain Cave | |
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  Location of Iron Curtain Cave in British Columbia | |
| Location | Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 49°06′12″N 121°38′46″W / 49.1034°N 121.6460°W |
| Discovery | 1993 |
| Geology | Limestone (carbonate) |
| Entrances | 1 (gated) |
| Hazards | Confined spaces; fragile speleothems |
| Access | Restricted (protected site) |
| Show cave opened | No |
Iron Curtain Cave is a limestone cave located in the Cheam Range near Chilliwack, in British Columbia, Canada.[1][2] Discovered in 1993, the cave contains fragile speleothem formations and microbial species that have been examined in the context of antibiotic resistance.[3][4] Microbiological and geological research has examined extremophile microorganisms found in the cave's low-nutrient and lightless conditions.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Ward, Tom. "Inside the slimy underground hunt for humanity's antibiotic saviour" (in en-US). Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. https://www.wired.com/story/bacteria-cave-antibiotics-antimicrobial-resistance/. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ↑ "B.C. probes complaints of logging damage to caves near Gold River" (in en). 2014-11-29. https://www.timescolonist.com/bc-news/bc-probes-complaints-of-logging-damage-to-caves-near-gold-river-4616433.
- ↑ "Quarry Threatens Delicate Cave In Southwestern British Columbia". https://www.cancaver.ca/conserv/quarry/.
- ↑ Ghosh, Soumya; Paine, Elise; Wall, Rob; Kam, Gabrielle; Lauriente, Tanna; Sa-ngarmangkang, Pet-Chompoo; Horne, Derrick; Cheeptham, Naowarat (2017-08-29). "In Situ Cultured Bacterial Diversity from Iron Curtain Cave, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada". Diversity 9 (3): 36. doi:10.3390/d9030036. ISSN 1424-2818. Bibcode: 2017Diver...9...36G.
- ↑ Koning, Keegan; McFarlane, Richenda; Gosse, Jessica T.; Lawrence, Sara; Carr, Lynnea; Horne, Derrick; Van Wagoner, Nancy; Boddy, Christopher N. et al. (2022-07-01). "Biomineralization in Cave Bacteria—Popcorn and Soda Straw Crystal Formations, Morphologies, and Potential Metabolic Pathways" (in English). Frontiers in Microbiology 13. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.933388. ISSN 1664-302X. PMID 35847116.
- ↑ "In Situ Cultured Bacterial Diversity from Iron Curtain Cave, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada" (in en). https://docslib.org/doc/5174985/in-situ-cultured-bacterial-diversity-from-iron-curtain-cave-chilliwack-british-columbia-canada.
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