The Deepest Cave In The World

The deepest cave in the world is in the mountains of Abkhazia. It is a karst cave called Krubera-Voronya with a depth of 2190 meters. The entrance to it is located at an altitude of 2,250 meters above sea level.

The history of the discovery and study of the cave stretched for a good fifty years. The cave was discovered and discovered by Georgian speleologists in 1960. At that time no one knew the true depth of the cave, the speleologists managed to descend only 95 meters. The descent further obstructed the narrow section. Only After eight years, the speleologists from Krasnoyarsk set a new record for descent - 210 meters. The next stage of the development of the deepest cave began in the 80s. Now, the Kiev speleologists have lowered to a depth of 340 meters. In 1999, they reach 700 meters And in 2000 - 1410 meters. Finally in 2001 the cave became the deepest in the world, the Russian - Ukrainian team of cavers descended to 1,720 meters, thus breaking the record that belonged to the cave "Lamprehtsofen" in Austria - 1632 meters. In 2007 The last record was installed, today it is 2190 meters.

The relief of the deepest cave in the world is very diverse. The dwellers - openings of different depths, the largest of which is 152 meters. The walls are connected by galleries and walkways. The width of the cave varies from 30 cm to 30 meters (in large halls). The cave at the mark In 200 meters it divides into the main and "Neukuibyshevskaya" (depth 1293 m) branches. Starting from the 1300 meters mark, a lot of other branches leave the main branch. There are practically no flora and fauna in the cave, mold, mosquitoes, scorpions and spiders - But enough water - the sub Rivers, streams, lakes, puddles, waterfalls.

In the near future the record for descent can be again beaten, and then the deepest cave in the world will become even deeper.