List of caves explained

This is a list of caves of the world that have articles or that are properly cited. They are sorted by continent and then country. Caves which are in overseas territories on a different continent than the home country are sorted by the territory's continent and name.

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Africa

Algeria

Botswana

Cameroon

Democratic Republic of Congo

Egypt

Ethiopia

Gabon

Kenya

Lesotho

Libya

Madagascar

Mauritania

Morocco

Mozambique

Nigeria

Namibia

Réunion

Rwanda

Somaliland

South Africa

See main article: List of caves in South Africa.

Tanzania

See main article: List of caves in Tanzania.

Togo

Tunisia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Asia

Afghanistan

Cambodia

China

See main article: List of caves in China.

East Timor

India

See main article: List of caves in India.

See also: List of caves in Maharashtra and Caves of Meghalaya.

Indonesia

Iran

See main article: List of caves in Iran.

Iraq

Israel

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Korea

Laos

Lebanon

See main article: List of caves in Lebanon.

Malaysia

See main article: List of caves in Malaysia.

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

Oman

Pakistan

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

See also: List of caves in Misamis Oriental.

Qatar

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Sri Lanka

See main article: List of caves in Sri Lanka.

South Korea

Thailand

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

See main article: List of caves in Vietnam.

West Bank

Europe

Armenia

Austria

See main article: List of caves in Austria.

Azerbaijan

See main article: Caves of Azerbaijan.

Belgium

See main article: List of caves in Belgium.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

See main article: List of caves in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bulgaria

See main article: List of caves in Bulgaria.

Croatia

See main article: List of caves in Croatia.

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

See main article: List of caves in France.

Georgia

Germany

See main article: List of show caves in Germany.

Gibraltar

See main article: List of caves in Gibraltar.

Greece

See main article: List of caves in Greece.

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Malta

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

See main article: List of caves of Poland.

Portugal

See also: List of caves in the Azores.

Romania

Serbia

See main article: List of caves in Serbia.

Slovakia

See main article: List of caves in Slovakia.

Slovenia

See main article: List of caves in Slovenia.

Spain

See main article: List of caves in Spain.

Sweden

Switzerland

See main article: List of caves in Switzerland.

Turkey

See main article: List of caves in Turkey.

Ukraine

United Kingdom

See main article: List of caves in the United Kingdom.

North America

Belize

See main article: List of caves in Belize.

Bermuda

Canada

See main article: List of caves in Canada.

El Salvador

Guatemala

See main article: List of caves in Guatemala.

Honduras

Mexico

See main article: List of caves in Mexico.

Panama

United States

See main article: List of caves in the United States.

Caribbean

Aruba

See main article: Caves of Aruba.

Bahamas

Barbados

Curaçao

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Jamaica

See main article: List of caves in Jamaica.

Puerto Rico

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos Islands

South America

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

See main article: List of caves in Brazil.

Chile

Colombia

Hoyo Sid El Perezoso [49]

Ecuador

Peru

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Oceania

Australia

See main article: List of caves in Australia.

Cook Islands

Federal States of Micronesia

Guam

Nauru

New Caledonia

New Zealand

See main article: List of caves of New Zealand.

Samoa

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Mars

seven putative cave entrances have been identified in satellite imagery of the planet Mars, all so far located on the flanks of Arsia Mons.[51] A more recent photograph of one of the features shows sunlight illuminating a side wall, suggesting that it may simply be a vertical pit rather than an entrance to a larger underground space.[52]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Cave List . Sop.inria.fr . 15 August 1997 . 24 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Grotte karstique de Ghar Boumâaza Service d'information sur les Sites Ramsar. 2021-05-03. rsis.ramsar.org.
  3. Web site: 8 October 2020. La président du Gouvernement espagnol effectue une visite à la grotte de Cervantès à Alger. The President of the Spanish Government pays a visit to the cave of Cervantes in Algiers.
  4. Vicat, Leger, Lips, Piguet, 1995, La grotte de Mbilibekon: un pseudo karst dans la couvertue latéritique du craton du Congo (Cameroun)
  5. Lips, 1997, Speleolgie au Cameroun, Echo des Vulcain 54
  6. Web site: Rapport de Mission Les Grottes Sacrées des Hautes Terres de l'Ouest Cameroun, Province de l'Ouest, Cameroun. 2009. Grottesducameroun.org. 10 August 2018.
  7. Willems, Pouclet, Vicat (2001) Problématique des karsts en roches silicatées non-carbonatées. La Grotte Mfoula, un cas dans les gneiss du Sud Cameroun
  8. http://www.grottesducameroun.org/Fovu-a-Baham.html Fovu à Baham – Les grottes sacrées des Hautes Terres de L'Ouest Cameroun
  9. http://www.grottesducameroun.org/Kouo-Vu-la-grotte-qui-avale-les-gens.html Kouo Vu, la grotte qui avale les gens – Les grottes sacrées des Hautes Terres de L'Ouest Cameroun
  10. Web site: UNESCO World Heritage tentative list . UNESCO.
  11. Peyrot, Massala, 1987, Contribution à l'étude des systèmes karstiques gabonais. Les réseaux souterrains de la région de Lébamba (Gabon), Karstologia 9, pp. 37-44
  12. Marescaux, 1973, Les grottes du Gabon nord-oriental : un «Karst» dans l'oxyde de fer et la silice, Bulletin de l'Association de Géographes Français 410, pp. 607-618
  13. Book: Wilson, Jane . Lemurs of the Lost World: exploring the forests and Crocodile Caves of Madagascar . 1995 . Impact, London . 978-1-874687-48-1 . 216 .
  14. Robert Vernet, Les peintures rupestres du haut de la passe d'Amogjar (Mauritanie), pp.199-206 In: Hic sunt leones: mélanges sahariens en l'Honneur d'Alfred Muzzolini, Cahiers de l’AARS; 10: 199-2006.
  15. Book: Laumanns . Michael . Mozambique 1998, 1999 and 2015. Expeditions to the Cheringoma Plateau, the Rio Buzi, and to Buchane . 2017 . Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte . Berlin . 125 . vol 71 . 30 January 2023.
  16. Book: Laumanns . Michael . Schmassmann . Silvia . Schmassmann-Adrian . Hans . The Caves of Rwanda BHB vol. 23 . Speläoclub Berlin . 181 . 30 January 2023.
  17. Book: Laumanns . Michael . Tanzania 1994 — 2000, eport on the speleological projects in the Matumbi Hills . 2001 . Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte . 67.
  18. http://www.darklife.co.za/Caves/5.Other_areas/Zimbabwe/Chimanimani.html Caves of Chimanimani
  19. Book: Laumanns . Michael . Hamilton . Habbe . International Speleological Projects to Cambodia 2017 and 2018 . 2018 . Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte . vol 76 . 30 January 2023.
  20. Web site: Projects - Preservation . Iaa-conservation.org.il . 2005-12-27 . 2012-11-01.
  21. Web site: Take an Adventurous Tour of Keshet Cave in Israel's Upper Galilee . Shalomisraeltours.com . 2012-11-01.
  22. http://www.goisrael.de/Tourism_Ger/Tourist_Information/Discover_Israel/Documents/Haifa1.pdf
  23. Web site: Stas Manevich, info@qterra.org . Caving Tours in Israel - Salt Cave Colonel . QTerra.org . 2012-06-01 . 2012-11-01.
  24. Al-Malabeh . Ahmad . Al-Fahda Cave (Jordan): The Longest Lava Cave Yet Reported from the Arabian Plate . AMCS Bulletin . 2006 . 19 . 201–208 . 2 February 2023.
  25. Web site: 1993 Speleo Digest . Caves.org . 2012-11-01.
  26. Book: Blunden . Jane . Mongolia: the Bradt Travel Guide . 2008 . Bradt Travel Guides . 9781841621784 . 332 . 2nd . 2019-12-05 .
  27. http://www.doncroner.net/2009/12/mongolia-khovd-aimag-dambijantsan-khoit.html Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders: Mongolia | Khovd Aimag | Dambijantsan | Khoit Tsenkher Cave
  28. Pint . John . Umm Jirsan: Arabia's Longest Lava Tube System . Proceedings, 15th International Congress of Speleology . 2009 . 714–717 . 2 February 2023.
  29. Web site: Caves in Sri Lanka. Srilankaecotourism.com. 22 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20080618063247/http://www.srilankaecotourism.com/caving_home.htm. 18 June 2008. dead.
  30. Web site: Caving expeditions in Sri Lanka. Unitedholidays.lk. 22 November 2011.
  31. Web site: Caving exploration tours in Sri Lanka. Letsgocampingsrilanka.com. 7 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141019010835/http://www.letsgocampingsrilanka.com/caving.html. 19 October 2014.
  32. Web site: Koytendag caves. Nature of Turkmenistan. 26 December 2010.
  33. Web site: Quarries and caves in Denmark - Denmark - VisitDenmark: Official guide to Denmark from VisitDenmark with hotel links, map, visa, pictures, flag, Copenhagen info etc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20120502203456/http://www.visitdenmark.dk/international/en-gb/menu/turist/inspiration/aktivferie/natur/quarries-and-caves-in-denmark.htm. dead. 2 May 2012. 2 May 2012. 10 August 2018.
  34. http://anp.nemzetipark.gov.hu/rakoczi-cave-bodvarako Aggtelek National Park Directorate – Aggtelek Karst – Rakoczi Cave – UNESCO World Heritage site
  35. Book: the human use of caves, the human use of caves. the human use of caves. Archaeopress. 1997. 0860548597.
  36. Web site: Liv Sacrificial Caves (Lībiešu upuralas). www.ancientsites.eu. 2019-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190915153648/http://www.ancientsites.eu/en/objects/cave/177-liv-sacrificial-caves-libiesu-upuralas. 15 September 2019. dead.
  37. Web site: The cave Alilica, Tresonche village | Culture Map . Culturemap.mk . 2012-11-01.
  38. Web site: Jaskinia Mylna (Mylna Cave). Geocaching.com. 24 November 2011.
  39. Web site: Grutas de Mira de Aire. Grutasmiradaire.com.
  40. Web site: Exploration . People of the Water . 31 January 2023.
  41. Web site: Guden . Bob . World's Longest Caves . Caver Bob . 2 February 2023.
  42. Web site: - Visit the caves of Haiti. Olivier. Testa. Cavesofhaiti.org. 10 August 2018.
  43. Cave 3 at Los Toldos:
  44. http://www.showcaves.com/english/misc/showcaves/Brujas.html Show Caves of Argentina: Caverna de las Brujas
  45. Web site: Show Caves of Argentina: Cueva de Gualicho. Jochen Duckeck. Showcaves.com. 8 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171028201747/http://www.showcaves.com/english/misc/showcaves/Gualicho.html. 28 October 2017. dead.
  46. Web site: Caves of Argentina: Cueva del Tigré. Jochen Duckeck. Showcaves.com. 8 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171028201811/http://www.showcaves.com/english/misc/caves/Tigre.html. 28 October 2017. dead.
  47. Web site: Resultados de los estudios en Rapa Nui 2010 . Jabier Les Photography . 31 January 2023.
  48. Web site: 20 ans d'exploration . Centre Terre . 31 January 2023.
  49. Hapka . Jutzet . Bochut . Fernandez . Speleo-Colombia 2011-2013 . Cavernes . 2015 . special Colombie . 5–95 . 2 February 2023.
  50. Book: Rogriguez . Luz Maria . Galàn . Carlos . LAS ZONAS KÁRSTICAS DE LA SIERRA DE PERIJÁ, VENEZUELA: CAVIDADES ESTUDIADAS Y RASGOS GEOLÓGICO-ESTRUCTURALES . 2010 . Bol. Sociedad Venezolana Espeleología . 7–19 . 23 January 2023.
  51. Themis Observes Possible Cave Skylights on Mars. G. E. Cushing, T. N. Titus, J. J. Wynne, P. R. Christensen. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII (2007)
  52. News: Strange Martian feature not a 'bottomless' cave after all. 30 August 2007. NewScientist.com. David. Shiga.

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