List of caves in Belize
A shroud of darkness cloaks the innate beauty of caves. A cave is a natural opening in the ground stretching beyond the zone of light and large enough to permit the entry of a man. Some are found in cliffs at the edge of the coastline, chiseled away by the relentless pounding of waves and also by a variety of geological processes. Caves range from the size of a single small room to interlinked passages, miles long.
Below shows a list of some caves in Belize with known depths and lengths.
Caves
| Cave | Depth (m) |
Length (m) |
Discovery Date | Discoverer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actun A | 7,000 | |||
| Actun Box Ch'iich' | -183 | |||
| Actun Check | 4,500 | |||
| Actun Chapat Cave | ||||
| Actun Kabal | -95 | 12,000 | ||
| Actun Loch Tunich (Black Hole Drop) | ||||
| Actun Lubul Ha | 3,750 | |||
| Actun Nab Nohol inferior | 4,500 | |||
| Actun Tun Kul | 160 | 39,000 | ||
| Actun Tunichil Muknal | 4,800 | |||
| Barton Creek Cave | 8,000 | |||
| Che Chem Ha Cave | 1989 | William Morales | ||
| Chiquibul Cave System | -95 | 58,000 | ||
| Flour Camp Cave | ||||
| Great Blue Hole | 124 | |||
| Caves Branch Cave | ||||
| Hitch Tulz | 3,000 | |||
| Hokeb Ha Cave (Blue Creek Cave) | ||||
| Laguna Cave | ||||
| Midnight Terror Cave | 2006 | |||
| Nohoch Che'en | ||||
| Petroglyph Cave | 3,000 | |||
| St Herman's Cave | 3,800 | |||
| Tiger Cave (San Miguel Cave) |
See also
- Hanson, Jeanne K. Caves. Infobase Publishing.
- Geographic, National. "National Geographic- Caves". science.nationalgeographic.com. Missing or empty
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