List of caves in Belize explained

A cave is a natural opening in the ground stretching beyond the zone of light and large enough to permit the entry of a person. Some are found in cliffs at the edge of the coastline, chiseled away by the relentless pounding of waves and also by a variety of geological processes. Caves range from the size of a single small room to interlinked passages, miles long.

Below shows a list of some caves in Belize with known depths and lengths.

Caves

CaveAreaDepth
(m)
Length
(m)
Discovery DateDiscoverer
Actun A 7,000
Actun Box Ch'iich'-183
Actun Check4,500
Actun Chapat Cave
Actun KabalChiquibul-9512,000
Actun Loch Tunich (Black Hole Drop)
Actun Lubul HaBoundary Fault, Caves Branch3,750
Actun Nab Nohol inferior4,500
Actun Tun KulChiquibul16039,000
Actun Tunichil MuknalBoundary Fault, Cayo District5,300
Barton Creek CaveBarton Creek8,000
Che Chem Ha Cave1989William Morales
Chiquibul Cave SystemChiquibul-9558,000
Flour Camp Cave
Great Blue Hole124
Caves Branch Cave
Yit Ha (Rio Blanco sink) - Hokeb Ha Cave (Blue Creek Cave)Rio Blanco - Blue Creek, Toledo District9,000
Laguna Cave
Midnight Terror Cave2006
Nohoch Che'en
Petroglyph Cave - St Herman's CaveBoundary Fault, Caves Branch17,000
Tiger Cave (Tich Hulz)Rio Grande, Toledo District5,078
Pueblo Creek Cave - OchochpecPueblo Viejo - Aguacate, Toledo District7,000
Yux Ta'HaRio Grande, Toledo District3,000
AC CaveBladen, Toledo District4,000

See also

References

[1] [2] https://caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/V58/V58N2-McNatt.pdf

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hanson. Jeanne K.. Caves. Infobase Publishing.
  2. Web site: Caves. National Geographic. https://web.archive.org/web/20170325012312/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth/surface-of-the-earth/caves/. dead. March 25, 2017.