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Caves have been home to some of the most fascinating legends in modern history. From the cavernous version of hell in Dante's "Inferno" to epic kingdoms underneath mountains in J.R.R Tolkien's ...
Troglophiles - can live part or all of their lives in caves, but can also complete a life cycle in appropriate environments on the surface. [100] Trogloxenes - frequents caves, and may require caves for a portion of its life cycle, but must return to the surface. [100] Troglomorphism - the adaptations that allow the existence of troglofauna. [101]
Caves are found around the world. The largest form in areas of karst landforms whose rocks dissolve easily. Preferable conditions for karst cave formation are adequate precipitation, enough plants and animals to produce ample carbon dioxide, and a landscape of gentle hills which drains slowly.
This is a list of caves of the world that have articles or that are properly cited. They are sorted by continent and then country. They are sorted by continent and then country. Caves which are in overseas territories on a different continent than the home country are sorted by the territory's continent and name.
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Podolia and Bukovina regions in the northeastern edge of the Carpathian Mountains which includes some of the largest gypsum caves in the world, including the Optymistychna Cave, which is over 200,000 meters in length, making it the longest cave in Eurasia, the third longest in the world, and the longest gypsum cave in the world. [citation needed]
This list of longest caves by country includes the longest-known natural cave per country. To be listed, the caves must have been surveyed to cave surveying standards , and the results published in reliable sources.