To'uri Cave

To'uri Cave
To'uri Cave
Location	Mangaia, Cook Islands
Coordinates	21°54′30″S 157°56′30″W[1]
Depth	3m
Length	489m
Difficulty	5b

To'uri Cave is a karst cave located on Mangaia, Cook Islands in the Tava'enga district. The cave contains two running subterranean streams, one freshwater and the other salt.[2][1] There is a 400 metres sump inside the cave which ends in a permanent sump.[3]

References

Joanna C. Ellison (August 1994). "Caves and Speleogenesis of Mangaia, Cook Islands" (PDF). National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
Stanley, David. South Pacific Handbook. Moon Travel Handbooks. p. 351.
Iliffe, Thomas. "Anchialine Caves and Cave Fauna of the South Pacific" (PDF).

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[arb417-1] Joanna C. Ellison (August 1994). "Caves and Speleogenesis of Mangaia, Cook Islands" (PDF). National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

[2] Stanley, David. South Pacific Handbook. Moon Travel Handbooks. p. 351.

[3] Iliffe, Thomas. "Anchialine Caves and Cave Fauna of the South Pacific" (PDF).