Szepvolgyi System (Pál-völgy Cave)

World 🢖 Europe 🢖 Hungary Caves 🢔 Geological wonders 🢔 Categories of wonders Wonder Szepvolgyi System (Pál-völgy Cave)   In short Entrance in the longest cave in Hungary – Szepvolgyi System – is located only some 3 – 4 km from the Hungarian Parliament Building. Tourists are visiting the first 450 m of this cave almost for a century but the true extent of […]

Ochtinská Aragonite Cave (Ochtinska Aragonite Cave)

World 🢖 Europe 🢖 Slovakia Caves 🢔 Geological wonders 🢔 Categories of wonders Wonder Ochtinská Aragonite Cave (Ochtinska Aragonite Cave)   In short There are some caves in the world which are adorned with very unusual crystals formed from aragonite. The best known aragonite cave is Ochtinská Aragonite Cave (Ochtinska Aragonite Cave0 in Slovakia. It is only some 300 m long but its beauty […]

Prohodna

Giant cave – 262 m long passage through the mountain that is world-famous thanks to two openings in the ceiling – so-called "Eyes of God" or "Oknata". The largest entrance in the cave has a height of 42 – 45 metres.

Eisriesenwelt

The largest ice cave in the world. Cave is more than 42 km long but the beautiful ice formations are at the first kilometer of the cave, at the entrance.

Abismo Guy Collet

The deepest cave in South America and deepest quartzite cave in the world, explored up to 671 meters deep.

Sima Aonda

383 meters deep, ancient quartzite sinkhole. The stream that flows through it, emerges at one side of the steep wall of Auyantepui and here, in the open air, it falls down for some 100 m.

Caverne Patate

The longest cave in Mauritius, 1 140 m long. It is adorned with stalactites and stalagmites. The cave is known since the 18th century and here have been found bones of extinct animals. Legends about the treasure hidden in it.

Syri i Kalter (Blue Eye)

The most powerful spring in the country, it is a dark blue natural pool that discharges 6,000 l/s from more than 50 meters down.

Gorham’s Cave

One of four caves in Gorham’s Cave complex. Cave has formed in Jurassic limestone and has an 18 m thick layer of sediments that contain very important finds including the latest find of Neanderthals who lived here 60 – 24 thousand years ago when the sea was far away from the cave and the area was rich with resources. This is the last known settlement of Neanderthals in the world. The time of their habitation includes an incision of eight lines, made at least 39,000 years ago, most likely made by Neanderthals – the oldest known abstract drawing in the world. 23 thousand years ago here started to live modern humans, who left some paintings on the walls of the cave. Phoenicians and Carthaginians used this cave as their shrine, leaving offerings here.

Bala’a sinkhole (Baatara sinkhole) and waterfall

Approximately 255 m deep, nearly vertical cave with waterfall in it. The entrance in the cave is some 70 m deep sinkhole. Here waterfall has percolated one side of sinkhole, creating three natural bridges one above the other. Waterfall disappears underground.