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It is named for the warm moist air that rises from its entrance when barometric pressure drops, which condenses to form a mist suggestive of the breath of a dragon. [1] The cave contains the world's largest known non-subglacial underground lake, [1] with an area of almost 2 hectares (4.9 acres). [2]
Namibia, a country in south-western Africa, has a total of 124 known caves, 41 of which are situated in the Otjozondjupa Region. [1]In several of these caves research has been done and published in various journals, but of a variety of caves the location is not commonly known, as the information got lost over the years.
Underground lake within Cross Cave in Slovenia, one of 22 such lakes. An underground lake (also known as a subterranean lake) is a lake underneath the surface of the Earth. . Most naturally occurring underground lakes are found in areas of karst topography, [1] [2] where limestone or other soluble rock has been weathered away, leaving a cave where water can flow and accumu
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This cavefish is only known to live in the Aigamas cave, Otjozondjupa region, Namibia. [4] [2] It has also been reported from the nearby Dragon's Breath Cave. [5] The golden cave catfish lack pigmentation and are up to 16.1 cm (6.3 in) in standard length. [2] They have very small eyes that are covered with skin, and are probably effectively ...
Pages in category "Caves of Namibia" ... Dragon's Breath Cave This page was last edited on 11 November 2018, at 21:39 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
It is a sinkhole lake, created by a collapsing karst cave, [1] located thirty-eight kilometres west of Tsumeb, near the D3043 road. Lake Guinas is home to Tilapia guinasana, a critically endangered species of cichlid fish, endemic to this lake, but at some stage introduced to Guinas' sister lake, Lake Otjikoto, as well as into a few farm dams ...
This is a list of caves of the world that have articles or that are properly cited. They are sorted by continent and then country. Caves which are in overseas territories on a different continent than the home country are sorted by the territory's continent and name.