Saturday, October 9, 2010

World's deepest caves..............cool! 6600 foot underground.


10. Czech Republic 2 - Slovenia - The Slovenian deepest cave was discovered by  Italian researchers. Cave is located in the western Alps, the Italian-Slovenian border. Mountaineers managed to land at 1502 meters or 4578 foot.














9.  Sima de la Cornisa - Spain "Picos de Europa" is cave system in mountains, cave was explored in 2007. depth is 1507 meters or 4593 foot.





















8.  Pantjuhina shaft - Abkhazia Abkhazia's mountains are famous for the fact that they have a lot of caves, one of the biggest mountains are researched more than 400 caves and one of them is named pas Vjachislava Pantjuhina shaft, has a depth of 1508 meters or 4596 foot.














7. Sarma - Abkhazia one of the deepest caves in the world, which again is located in Abkhazia. At the moment, cave has been explored by 1543-meter mark or 4703foot. First time the expedition team was from 2007. On the 18th December. Even today the cave is being explored.



6. Torca del Cerro del Cuevon - Spain cave in the mountains of northern Spain. Cave is very difficult to study, required 3 days for landing on 1589 meters - 4843 foot.













5. Reseau Jean Bernard - France This cave is known as "Jean Bernard" has a depth of 1602 meters - 4882 foot. Located in France, the Alps, near Samoens. Alai is 8 exits, it was discovered in 1959. Until 1980, the year it was the deepest cave in the world.









4. Vogelshacht and Lamprechtsofen - Austria Gruppe Polish climbers discovered the tunnel that connects the two caves - Vogelshacht and Lamprechtsofen, located in Austria. Right now researchers are at 1632 meters - 4974 foot mark.














3. Gouffre Mirolda - France expedition team discovered the cave in 2003 and descended to a record depth - 1733 meters - 5282foot.









2. Иллюзия and Снежная - Abkhazia This is one of the deepest and largest caves that are open to Abkhaz mountains. Expedition team in 2007 found a tunnel that connects the two caves, that made a very difficult way down 1753 meters - 5343 foot.






1. Воронья - Abkhazia, this is the world's deepest cave and the only cave that reached of 2,000 meters depth. Caves depth is 2191 meter - 6678 staggering foot. This cave was explored in 2007. The researchers say that this isn't the maximum depth and it can be much deeper.

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