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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.
This list of deepest caves includes the deepest known natural caves according to maximum surveyed depth as of 2024. The depth value is measured from the highest to the lowest accessible cave point. The depth value is measured from the highest to the lowest accessible cave point.
The longest known cave in the island is El Toro which is about 1,800 m (6,000 ft) in length. [citation needed] The best known caves in the island are Cueva Taina, El Tildo, El Chicho and El Dudu, which have easy access to the water and with a good level of safety outside of the water as they are in private properties or national parks.
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 ...
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]
Emuruangogolak Volcano caves [2] North Chyulu hills area – 20 caves are known [2] Hells Teeth [2] Kimakia Caves [2] Mathioni [2] Skull Caves [2] Kimakia Cave [2] Lake Tillam, near Korosi Volcano – several known lava tubes [2] Mount Suswa – around 40 known caves totaling around 11 km [2] Menengai Caldera – single vent-like cave [2]
Kazumura Cave is a lava tube and has been surveyed at 40.7 miles (65.5 km) long and 3,614 feet (1,102 m) deep making it the longest and deepest lava tube in the world. [ note 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The cave is located on the island of Hawaiʻi on the eastern slope of Kīlauea .
Albert Park tunnels – World War II civilian air raid shelters sealed in 1946 Te Wairoa – "The Buried Village", a Maori village buried by volcanic eruption in 1886 Wairau Bar – rivermouth site of pre-European Maori settlement