List of deepest caves

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The following is a list of the world's deepest caves per documented maximum depth.

Name Depth (m) Length (m) Country Geology Notes
Veryovkina Cave 2212[1] 13,500 Abkhazia[2]/Georgia
Krubera-Voronja Cave 2197[3] 16,058[4] Abkhazia[2]/Georgia
Sarma 1830[4] Abkhazia[2]/Georgia
Illuzia-Snezhnaja-Mezhonnogo 1753[4] 24,080[4] Georgia
Gouffre Mirolda 1733[4] France
Vogelschacht and Lamprechtsofen 1632[4] Austria
Jean Bernard System 1602[5] France
Torca del Cerro del Cuevón 1589[4] Spain
Wot-U-Got Pot - Hirlatzhöhle 1560[6] 112,929[6] Austria
Sistema Huautla 1545[7] 64,200[7] Mexico
Čehi 2 1533[4] Slovenia
Shakta Vjacheslav Pantjukhina 1508[4] Georgia
Sima de la Cornisa – Torca Magali 1507[8] Spain

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Speleoclub "Perovo" (Moscow) Updates". Ukrainian Institute of Speleology and Karstology. Archived from the original (VRML) on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  2. 1 2 3 Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 2 of which have subsequently withdrawn their recognition.
  3. ↑ "3D model of the Krubera (Voronja) Cave". Ukrainian Institute of Speleology and Karstology. Archived from the original (VRML) on 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Great Caves of the World". Portalul Speologilor din Romania. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Le gouffre Jean-Bernard, 1602 m: Samoens/Haute-Savoie/France : record du monde de profondeur. Groupe Vulcain. 1991. ISBN 9782741700319.
  6. 1 2 "Lang gesuchter Durchstieg in der Hirlatzhöhle gefunden". Kleine Zeitung. September 30, 2018. Retrieved 30 Sep 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Sistema Huautla Becomes Deepest Cave in the Western Hemisphere". CavingNews. April 3, 2013. Retrieved 22 Jan 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sistema Sima de la Cornisa - Torca Magali". Federación Española de Espeleología. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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