Clearwater Cave system explained

Clearwater Cave System
Map:	Malaysia
Location:	Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak^[1]
Discovery:	^[2]
Difficulty:	Advanced - connection to Wind Cave^[3] Intermediate - access to underground river^[4]
Access:	Public (Clearwater cave),^[5] Restricted (underground rivers and connections)
Show Cave:	1985^[6]
Features:	Top 10 longest cave passage in the world
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The Clearwater Cave System (Malay: Gua Air Jernih) in Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia is believed to be one of the world's largest interconnected cave systems by volume and its 9th longest at (2020).^{[7] [8] [9]} The system lies mainly under the western margins of Gunung Api between the Melinau Gorge and Cave of the Winds.

The first exploration by speleologists was during the 1977/78 Royal Geographical Society Mulu Sarawak Expedition when of the cave passage were surveyed. Many expeditions have increased the explored length and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

See also

• List of longest caves

References

Gill.D.W.1999. World Heritage Nomination, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Forest Department Sarawak.

Sources

• Mulu Caves, Brook and Waltham (1979), Royal Geographical Society
• Caves of Mulu '80, (1981), Eavis, Royal Geographical Society
• Caves of Mulu '84, (1985), Eavis, British Cave Research Association
• Mulu Caves '88 and '89 Expeditions, (1989), Kirby, Mulu Caves Project
• Mulu Caves '91 (1991), Kirby, Mulu Caves Project

Notes and References

1. Web site: Clearwater Cave . Mulu Caves Project . 29 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170601050733/http://www.mulucaves.org/wordpress/the-caves-2/caves-of-gunung-api/clearwater-cave . 1 June 2017.
2. Web site: The Clearwater Cave System . Mulu Caves Project . 29 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180324004822/http://www.mulucaves.org/wordpress/the-caves-2/the-major-cave-systems/the-clearwater-cave-system . 24 March 2018.
3. Web site: Clearwater connection . Mulu National Park . 29 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180315103609/http://mulupark.com/tours-activities/adventure-caving/clearwater-connection/ . 15 March 2018 . live.
4. Web site: Clearwater revival . Mulu National Park . 29 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180315110322/http://mulupark.com/tours-activities/adventure-caving/clearwater-revival/ . 15 March 2018 . dead.
5. Web site: Clearwater Cave and Wind Cave . Mulu National Park . 29 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180920122622/http://www.mulunationalpark.com/show-caves-clearwater-wind.php . 20 September 2018.
6. Web site: Yi Chuan . Shi . Gunung Mulu National Park . World Heritage Datasheet . 27 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181027154419/https://yichuans.github.io/datasheet/output/site/gunung-mulu-national-park/ . 27 October 2018 . 2010.
7. Eavis . Rob . What a Rollercoaster . Descent . April–May 2016 . 249 . 24–29.
8. Brown . Mark . Mulu Successes Continue . Descent . June–July 2017 . 256 . 36.
9. Web site: Bob Gulden . Worlds longest caves . National Speleological Society (NSS) . Geo2 Committee on Long and Deep Caves . January 1, 2020 . 15 March 2020.