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  2. Hellhole (cave) - Wikipedia

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    The landowner who has never wished to sell the land around it. The quarry, immediately to the west of the cave entrance, is operated by Greer Limestone Company (owned by West Virginia businessman and politician John Raese). Greer leased the entrance to Hellhole from the landowner in 1986, and as the lessee, soon began to deny most access to the ...

  3. Hölloch - Wikipedia

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    The Hölloch (English: Hellhole) [2] is a 200.4 km (124.5 mi) long cave in the municipality Muotathal in Switzerland. In addition to being the second longest cave in Europe and the 11th longest of the world, it is also notable for having a depth of 1,033 m (3,389 ft). [1] The Hölloch is an example of a karst cave system. [3]

  4. Germany Valley - Wikipedia

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    The entrance to Hellhole is owned by a private landowner who has never wished to sell the land around it. The quarry, immediately to the west of the cave entrance, is operated by Greer Limestone Company (owned by West Virginia businessman and politician John Raese). Greer leased the entrance to Hellhole from the landowner in 1986, and as the ...

  5. Hell Hole - Wikipedia

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    Hell Hole Gorge, a national park in Queensland; Hell Hole Reservoir, an artificial, crescent-shaped lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range; Hell Hole Swamp, a swamp in northeastern Berkeley County, South Carolina; Hell Hole, a series of pools associated with the Popolopen Creek in Orange County, New York; Hellhole (cave), a pit cave in West ...

  6. Darvaza gas crater - Wikipedia

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    The early years of the crater's history are still being determined. [3] [4] Relevant records are either absent from the archives, classified, or inaccessible.[1] [3] Some local geologists have claimed that the collapse of a crater happened in the 1960s; it was set on fire only in the 1980s to prevent the emission of poisonous gases. [7]

  7. Wilder Ranch State Park - Wikipedia

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    A map of the Hell Hole/IXL cave. Spelunking is one popular activity at Gray Whale Ranch, although most cavers try to prevent the location of the caves from becoming widely known. One such example is the "Hell Hole" (originally known as the " Tom Sawyer Cave" when it was first reported in 1954; [ 4 ] subsequently known by the names of "IXL" and ...

  8. Gates of hell - Wikipedia

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    According to Hawaiian folklore, Waipio Valley contains an entrance to the lower world, Lua-o-Milu, which is now concealed with sand. [13] Hellam Township near York, Pennsylvania, is the subject of a modern urban legend claiming that it contains the Seven Gates of Hell. [14] Mount Osore in northern Japan is said to be an entrance to hell. [15 ...

  9. Pit cave - Wikipedia

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    Hellhole, West Virginia, USA, has a 154 ft (47 m) entrance drop and was the site of development of the single rope technique in the 1950s and '60s. Natural Trap Cave, located in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming, is 85 ft (26 m) deep and home to one of the largest fossil discoveries in North America.