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Boesmansgat (or Bushmansgat), also known in English as "Bushman's Hole", is a deep submerged freshwater cave (or sinkhole) in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, which has been dived to a depth of 282.6 metres (927 ft). Boesmansgat was believed to have first been explored by amateur diver Mike Rathbourne, in 1977.
A popular cave diving destination, Pluragrotta attracts more divers than any other cave in Scandinavia. Visibility in the cave waters is high. The cave's passages were formed by the flow of the Plura river over limestone, and the cave system includes marble formations. A number of species have been identified in the cave ecosystem.
Hranice Abyss. Hranice Abyss (Czech: Hranická propast) is the deepest flooded pit cave in the world. It is a karst sinkhole near the town of Hranice, Czech Republic.The greatest confirmed depth is 519.5 m (1,704 ft), of which 450 m (1,476 ft) is underwater.
The easternmost and westernmost points on Earth, based on the east–west standard for describing longitude, can be found anywhere along the 180th meridian, which passes through the Arctic, Pacific, and Southern Oceans, as well as parts of Siberia (including Wrangel Island), Antarctica, and three islands of Fiji (Vanua Levu's eastern peninsula, the middle of Taveuni, and the western part of ...
The "walking" tour section of the cave consists of a large chamber (1000 feet long, 300 feet wide, and 120 feet high [2]) with many formations like the Bridal Veil, Goliath, Snowy Chandelier, Ice Cream Wall, Castle and, perhaps the most storied, the War Club, where Bob Addis made it into the Guinness Book of World Records by sitting atop the 28-foot formation for nearly 16 days. [8]
Jojar Cave 1300 [46] ... Map all coordinates in "List of deepest caves" using OpenStreetMap. ... World's Longest Caves; References
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With a home-built winch weighing 255 kilograms (562 lb), the first person was lowered down on 28 December 1958. [3] Upon completion of the initial exploration, Harwoods Hole became the deepest explored cave in New Zealand, a record that was later broken by Nettlebed Cave in the nearby Mount Arthur region.