| New Athos Cave | |||
| Other Name: | ახალი ათონის მღვიმე, Афон Ҿыцтәи аҳаҧы | ||
| Map: | Abkhazia#Georgia | ||
| Relief: | 1 | ||
| Location: | New Athos | ||
| Coords: | 43.0907°N 40.81°W | ||
| Depth: | 183 m | ||
| Length: | 1,900 m | ||
| Geology: | Karst cave | ||
| Entrance Count: | 4 | ||
| Access: | Public | ||
| Show Cave: | 1961 | ||
| Show Cave Length: | 1,900 m | ||
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The New Athos Cave (Georgian: ახალი ათონის მღვიმე; Abkhazian: Афон Ҿыцтәи аҳаҧы) also Novoafonskaya, Novy Afon Cave, or New Afon Cave is a karst cave in the Iverian Mountain in Abkhazia (Georgia) near the city of New Athos.
The abyss on a slope of the Iverian Mountain was known for ages, referred to as the "Bottomless Pit". It was explored in 1961 by an expedition of four: Zurab Tatashidze,[1] Arsen Okrojanashvili,[2] Boris Gergedava,[3] and Givi Smyr.[4]
Since 1975, it has been a major tourist attraction, featuring its own underground railway.[5] The cave consists of 9 major cavities.
