List of deepest caves

This list of deepest caves includes the deepest known natural caves according to maximum surveyed depth. The depth value is measured from the highest entrance to the lowest accessible point.

# Name Depth (m) Length (km) Country coordinates Geology Notes
1 Veryovkina Cave 2212[1] 13.5 km (8.4 mi)[1] Abkhazia / Georgia 43°23′52″N 40°21′37″E
2 Krubera-Voronja Cave 2197[2] 23.0 km (14.3 mi)[3][4] Abkhazia / Georgia 43°24′35″N 40°21′44″E
3 Sarma cave 1830[5] 19.2 km (11.9 mi)[5] Abkhazia / Georgia 43°24′56″N 40°21′50″E
4 Illuzia-Snezhnaja Mezhonnogo 1760[6] 32.1 km (19.9 mi)[6] Abkhazia / Georgia 43°15′53″N 40°43′06″E
5 Vogelschacht and Lamprechtsofen 1735[7] 61 km (38 mi)[7] Austria 47°31′34″N 12°44′21″E
6 Gouffre Mirolda Cave 1733[3] 13 km (8.1 mi) France 46°05′22″N 6°46′11″E
7 Jean Bernard System 1626[8] 25.8 km (16.0 mi)[9] France 46°06′07″N 6°46′48″E
8 Torca del Cerro del Cuevon cave 1589[10] 7 km (4.3 mi) Spain 43°13′14″N 4°51′37″W
9 Wot-U-Got Pot 1560[11] 112.9 km (70.2 mi)[11] Austria 47°32′43″N 13°37′57″E
10 Sistema Huautla 1560[12] 89 km (55 mi)[13] Mexico 18°07′20.68″N 96°47′49.93″W
11 Sistema Chevé (Cuicateco) 1524[13] 55.0 km (34.2 mi)[13] Mexico 17°51′43″N 96°48′50″W
12 Shakta Vjacheslav Pantjukhina cave 1508[3] 7.9 km (4.9 mi) Abkhazia / Georgia 43°19′36″N 40°29′56″E
13 Sima de la Cornisa – Torca Magali 1507[10] 6.4 km (4.0 mi) Spain 43°10′45″N 04°51′51″W
14 Čehi 2 cave 1505[14] 5.5 km (3.4 mi)[14] Slovenia 46°22′01″N 13°30′36″E
15 Torca del Trave 1441[10] 9.1 km (5.7 mi) Spain 43°13′16″N 04°51′29″W
16 Velebit caves 1431[15] 3.7 km (2.3 mi) Croatia 44°46′01″N 15°01′35″E
17 Egma Sinkhole 1429[16] 3.118 km (10,230 ft)[17] Turkey 36°18′54″N 32°46′44″E
18 Boy Bulok 1415[18] 14.8 km (9.2 mi)[19] Uzbekistan 38°23′07.4″N 67°30′11.2″E
19 Gouffre de La Pierre Saint-Martin 1410[20] 83.6 km (51.9 mi)[21] France 42°58′05″N 0°46′10″W

See also

References
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