Akkadō

Akkadō (安家洞) is a limestone cavern located in the town of Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It has a measured length of 23,702 metres (77,762 ft), which makes it the longest in Japan.[1] The cave system was designated as a Natural monument by the Japanese government in 1980. Since 1991, a portion of the caverns have been open to the public for part of the year.

Akkadō
安家洞
Inside the Akkadō
LocationIwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates
Depth280 meters
Length23,702 meters
Geologylimestone
Accesspublic
Show cave length700 meters
WebsiteOfficial website

References

  1. Archived 2012-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Journey to the Center of the Earth

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