Dragon's Breath Cave
Dragon's Breath Cave is a cave located 46 kilometres (29 mi) northwest of Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It was discovered in 1986 and is named for the moist air rising from its entrance.[1]
The cave contains the world's largest non-subglacial underground lake,[1] with an area of almost 2 hectares (4.9 acres).[2] The lake is located around 100 metres (330 ft) below the surface.[3] Its total depth is unknown, though exploration to date suggests it is at least 100 m.[4]
See also
- Caves of Namibia
- Great Manmade River: project based on another fossil water store in an arid area in Africa
- Kalahari
- Southern Africa
References
- 1 2 Kelly, Daniel (24 January 2014). "Dragon's Breath Cave Holds the World's Largest Underground Lake". Lake Scientist. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ "Dragon's Breath, Namibia". National Geographic. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ↑ "Namibia's hidden depths". Travel Namibia Magazine. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ↑ Fileccia, Alessio (2012). "Namibian ground water systems" (PDF). Speleo Diversity. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
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Coordinates: 19°28′05″S 17°47′08″E / 19.46806°S 17.78556°E
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