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[1] In 2014, members of the Croatian Mountain Rescue service took part in the Riesending cave rescue in Bavaria, Germany, one of the largest and most difficult cave rescues in history. [2] HGSS is a member of ICAR (International commission for alpine rescue), is also a member and one of the founders of ECRA (European Cave Rescue Association ...
Jojar Cave 1300 [47] 2.2 km (1.4 mi) Iran ... Map all coordinates in "List of deepest caves" using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates)
On September 19, 2022, a seiche reaching 4 feet (1.2 metres) occurred at Devils Hole after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit western Mexico, about 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometres) away. Seiches were also observed in the cave after powerful earthquakes in 2012, 2018, 2019, [16] and 2024. [17]
Harwoods Hole is a cave system located in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand, in the Abel Tasman National Park. At 183 metres (600 ft), it is New Zealand's deepest vertical shaft. It was first explored in 1958, long after it was discovered.
BULLETIN 9* — Caves of the Organ Cave Plateau, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, edited by Paul J. Stevens, 1988. Over 70 pages devoted to Organ Cave, the second longest in West Virginia, 37+ miles. At 100 feet to the inch the map of the system covers 80 pages. Also included are descriptions of 50 other caves on the Organ Cave Plateau. 200 pages.
Kalamakia Cave, fossil-bearing cave in the Mani Peninsula [1] Kastania Cave near Neapolis, Monemvasia Municipality, Prefecture of Laconia; Kastritsa Cave – near Katsikas, Prefecture of Ioannina; Katafyghi – near Aghios Nikolaos (Selenitsa), Prefecture of Messinia; Kleidi Cave – near Konitsa in the Ioannina prefecture; Klissoura Cave 1 ...
The former includes the caves Hohlenstein-Stadel, Vogelherd and Bocksteinhöhle, the latter Geissenklösterle, Hohle Fels and Sirgenstein Cave. Each valley would contain a core area of around 3 to 4 km (1.9 to 2.5 mi) length, surrounded by a buffer zone of a least 100 m (330 ft) width. [11]
Illinois Caverns is the second-largest cave in Illinois and has more than 9.6 km of passages. [1] The cave has a constant temperature of 58 °F (14 °C), and portions flood during wet weather. Passages can be 20 feet (6.1 m) high and just as wide. It is located off Illinois Route 3, south of Waterloo, near the unincorporated community of ...