Veryovkina Cave
Cave in Abkhazia, Georgia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Veryovkina Cave (also spelled Verëvkina Cave, Georgian: ვერიოვკინის მღვიმე, romanized: veriovk'inis mghvime, Abkhaz: Вериовкин иҳаԥы) is a cave in Abkhazia, internationally recognized as part of Georgia. At 2,223 meters (7,257 ft) deep, it is the deepest-known cave on Earth.[1][2] Veryovkina is in the Arabika Massif, in the Gagra mountain range of the Western Caucasus, on the pass between the Krepost[3] and Zont[4] mountains, close to the slopes of Mount Krepost. Its entrance is 2,285 metres (7,497 ft) above sea level.[5] The entrance of the cave has a cross section of 3 m × 4 m (9.8 ft × 13.1 ft), and the depth of the entrance shaft is 32 metres (105 ft).[6]
Veryovkina Cave | |
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Location | Abkhazia,[note 1] Georgia |
Coordinates | 43°24′56″N 40°21′23″E |
Depth | 2,223 metres (7,293 ft) |
Length | 17,500 metres (57,400 ft) |
Discovery | 1968 |
Geology | Limestone |