Cross Cave (Slovene: Križna jama, German: Kreuzberghöhle), also named Cold Cave under Cross Mountain (Mrzla jama pod Križno goro), is a cave in Slovenia's...
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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). In 1968, the cave was assigned...
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A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and...
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Rico is one of the largest underground river systems in the world. The Cross Cave system in Loška Dolina, Slovenia includes 22 subterranean lakes The Lost...
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Hang Sơn Đoòng (redirect from Son Doong Cave)
cave. Located near the Laos–Vietnam border, Hang Sơn Đoòng has an internal, fast-flowing subterranean river and the largest cross-section of any cave...
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A show cave—also called tourist cave, public cave, and, in the United States, commercial cave—is a cave which has been made accessible to the public for...
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The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra...
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Underground lake (category Caves)
Dragon's Breath Cave, in Namibia Kow Ata, in Turkmenistan Moqua Well, in Nauru Saint-Léonard underground lake, in Switzerland Cross Cave, in Slovenia An...
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Stump Cross Caverns is a limestone cave system between Wharfedale and Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. The caverns at Stump Cross lie beneath Greenhow...
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junior association football team was rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non, a cave system in Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. Twelve members of the team...
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Iroungou cave Mbenaltembe cave Faucon cave Enkapune Ya Muto Kitum Cave Leviathan Cave Mau Mau Caves Njoro River Cave Paradise Lost Caves Kome Caves Ain Zayanah...
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The Cave of Altamira (/ˌæltəˈmɪərə/ AL-tə-MEER-ə; Spanish: Cueva de Altamira [ˈkweβa ðe altaˈmiɾa]) is a cave complex, located near the historic town...
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Batu Caves (Tamil: பத்து மலை, romanized: Pathu malai) is a mogote with a series of limestone caves in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located about...
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Cosquer Cave is located in the Calanque de Morgiou in Marseille, France, near Cap Morgiou. The entrance to the cave is located 37 m (121 ft) underwater...
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Floyd Collins (redirect from Sand Cave)
American cave explorer, principally in a region of Kentucky that houses hundreds of miles of interconnected caves, today a part of Mammoth Cave National...
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Cave: 548,424 visitors Škocjan Caves: 100,299 visitors Hell Cave: 13,638 visitors Predjama Cave: 6,133 visitors Cross Cave: 4,935 visitors Mayor Cave:...
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The Cave of Swallows, also called the Cave of the Swallows (Spanish: Sótano de las Golondrinas), is an open-air pit cave in the municipality of Aquismón...
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Fingal's Cave is a sea cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, known for its natural acoustics. The National Trust...
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Cave of the Winds is a cave in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado. It is located just west of Colorado Springs on U.S. Highway 24, near the Manitou Cliff...
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Lascaux (redirect from Lascaux cave)
lah-SKOH; French: Grotte de Lascaux [ɡʁɔt də lasko], "Lascaux Cave") is a network of caves near the village of Montignac, in the department of Dordogne...
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Mammoth Cave National Park is a national park in south-central Kentucky, US. It encompasses portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave system in...
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Smoo Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. The cave name is thought to originate from the...
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The Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes or Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, form a system of 500 temples 25 km (16 mi) southeast of the...
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Leang Karampuang, also known as Karampuang cave, is a prehistoric archaeological site within the Maros-Pangkep Karst hills of Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National...
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Speleology (redirect from Cave science)
English). Speleology and caving are often connected, as the physical skills required for in situ study are the same. Speleology is a cross-disciplinary field...
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2000, the state of Arizona, Maricopa County, and the town of Cave Creek bought Spur Cross Ranch, a 2,154-acre (8.72 km2) tract of Sonoran desert just north...
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Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (redirect from Kiev Cave Monastery)
the monastery is also translated as Kyiv Cave Monastery, Kyiv Caves Monastery or the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves (на печерах).[citation needed] The Primary...
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Cave-diving is underwater diving in water-filled caves. It may be done as an extreme sport, a way of exploring flooded caves for scientific investigation...
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John Volanthen (category Cave diving explorers)
British cave diver who undertakes cave rescues through the Cave Rescue Organisation, South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue, and the British Caving Association...
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Richard Harris (anaesthetist) (category Cave diving explorers)
cave diver who is currently the Lieutenant Governor of South Australia. Harris is best known for having played a crucial role in the Tham Luang cave rescue...
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