The best in the world

  • Home
  • Technics
  • Finance
  • Ratings
  • Cars
  • Movie
  • People
  • Home
    • Technics
    • Finance
    • Ratings
    • Cars
    • Movie
    • People

Home Ratings

The largest caves in the world + Video

Share
Pin
Tweet
Send
Share
Send

Caves served as a refuge for man at the dawn of civilization. Today, these underground voids attract brave cavers, seeking to penetrate as deep as possible to the heart of the Earth.

In today's top ten collected the largest caves in the world. Two of them are located on the territory of Abkhazia, which allows hundreds of Russian tourists to visit these natural monuments annually.

10. Cave Optimistic

Optimistic is the largest gypsum cave in the world. It is located in Ukraine in the Ternopil region. The cave is not fully explored, but the length of the corridors known to cavers is 230 km.

9. Oaks Bel Ha

The name of this system of underwater caves in translation from one of the Indian dialects means "three ways of water." The system is located in Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula, the total length of the corridors is 256 km.

8. Jewel Cave System

The cave system located in South Dakota has a total length of over 257 km. In the galleries of the cave strong drafts walk, gusts of which reach 15 m / s. The maximum depth of the cave is 192 meters.

7. Lamprechtsofen

This cave system is located in the Austrian land of Salzburg. Its length is 38 km, and the maximum depth is 1,632 meters. It is noteworthy that practical Austrians built a mini-power station in the cave, which produces energy from the course of the underground river.

6. Mammoth Cave

Located in Kentucky (USA), the karst cave is considered the longest in the world. The length of the investigated part of the transitions exceeds 587 km. The cave was discovered in 1797. Its maximum depth is 115 meters.

5. Snowy

One of the deepest caves in the world is located in Abkhazia. Its depth is 1,753 meters, and the length of all corridors, sometimes quite low, is more than 24 km. "Snow" is a system of three caves that are interconnected without siphons - underwater tunnels filled with water.

4. Shkotsyan caves

The cave system, located in the mountains of Slovenia, has a length of 6 km. The height of the arches reaches 50 meters. There are more than 30 underground waterfalls in the cave system, there is also a 15-meter stalagmite, nicknamed Giant.

3. Grotto Sarawak

The grotto on the island of Borneo is 400 meters wide, 700 meters long and up to 70 meters high. The grotto is part of the huge cave Gua-Nasib-Bagus. Only trained tourists are allowed on an excursion to Sarawak; a visit to the grotto lasts all day.

2. Krubera Cave

It is also called Raven Cave, and it is located in the Gagra Range in the territory of Abkhazia. The cave has two branches and is the deepest in the world. The depth of the first branch is 2 196 meters, the second - 1,300 meters.

1. Shondong Cave

The largest cave in the world located in Vietnam, 500 km from Hanoi. The height of the cave arches is up to 240 meters, the width is 100 meters, and the length of the passages and corridors has been studied so far only 6.5 km. Cavers discovered the grotto in 2005, although locals have known about Shondong since 1991.

Share
Pin
Tweet
Send
Share
Send

Watch the video: Journey Through the Largest Cave in the World. Expedition Raw (June 2025).

Similar Articles

The most smelly objects and objects on Earth and in space
The most in the world

The most smelly objects and objects on Earth and in space

2020
10 best 3D pens, 2019 ranking
Technics

10 best 3D pens, 2019 ranking

2020
The most popular women's perfumes 2019, ranking of the best
Ratings

The most popular women's perfumes 2019, ranking of the best

2020

Leave Your Comment

Recommended

Top 10 tips for choosing a CASCO insurer

Top 10 tips for choosing a CASCO insurer

2020
Top 5 sites for the search and organization of treatment abroad

Top 5 sites for the search and organization of treatment abroad

2020
The best wines in the world

The best wines in the world

2020
Top 10 specialized depositories

Top 10 specialized depositories

2020

Popular Categories

  • Medicine
  • Games
  • Nature
  • Sport
  • Movie
  • Cities and countries
  • Cars
  • Tourism
  • Articles
  • Coronavirus

Recent

Top 5 Islands to Buy

10 best rappers of Russia, the most popular RAP artists of 2019

PAMM portfolios Alpari, index rating

Top 10 people have changed the quality of life for the better

10 most unusual modes of transport in the world

Top 10 best smart watches, 2018 ranking

Actual

The smallest cats in the world
Ratings

The smallest cats in the world

2020

From ancient times, cats were very loved by man, in ancient Egypt they were even worshiped. And today, Internet clips with these fluffy lumps occupy the first place in terms of views. But does everyone know that among the most popular breeds of these pets there are tiny specimens? We give below ...

Jokowi supporters try to prevent anti-Jokowi activist from entering Batam

The richest heirs of Russia 2019, Forbes rating

2020
Jokowi supporters try to prevent anti-Jokowi activist from entering Batam

The most popular bicycle races in the world

2020
Jokowi supporters try to prevent anti-Jokowi activist from entering Batam

The most popular cars in the world for 2018

2020
Jokowi supporters try to prevent anti-Jokowi activist from entering Batam

The scariest PC games: top 10 best in the world

2020

The best in the world

The best in the world.

Recent

  • New foreign TV series 2018, a list of the best
  • Rating of the top 10 roller skates of 2017
  • The most famous brands of Ukraine, MPP Consulting list

Popular Categories

  • Finance
  • Cities and countries
  • Movie

© 2025 https://efuc.org

  • Sport
  • Food and drink
  • Favorite
  • Coronavirus
  • Cities and countries
  • Technics
  • Books
  • Medicine
  • The most in the world
  • Nature

© 2025 https://efuc.org