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The longest known cave in the island is El Toro which is about 1,800 m (6,000 ft) in length. [citation needed] The best known caves in the island are Cueva Taina, El Tildo, El Chicho and El Dudu, which have easy access to the water and with a good level of safety outside of the water as they are in private properties or national parks.
Amaryllis Garnett was an English actress and diarist who appeared in various productions in the 1960s, with her most notable appearance being Judith of Balbec from the original 1966 version of A Choice of Kings. With the onset of the 1970s, however, she fell into a deep depression, and on 6 May 1973 she was found drowned in the Chelsea river ...
Porth yr Ogof – the scene of 11 fatalities. The following is a list of the 137 identified recorded fatalities associated with recreational caving in the UK. The main causes of death have been drowning when cave diving, drowning as the result of flooding or negotiating deep water, injuries incurred from falling from a height, and injuries incurred as the result of rock falls.
The Druze regard the Cave of Elijah as holy, [51] and they identify Elijah as "El-Khidr", the green prophet who symbolizes water and life, a miracle who cures the sick. [51] The Druze typically view El Khidr, John the Baptist and Saint George as one and the same, successive reincarnation of one soul, in keeping with their beliefs in these concepts.
Gondrani (Urdu: گونڈرانی), also known as Shehr-e-Roghan (Urdu: شہرِ روغان), [1] is an archaeological site near the town of Bela in Balochistan, Pakistan. Situated 20 kilometres (12 miles) to the north of the town of Bela and approximately 218 kilometres (135 miles) from Karachi , it lies within the Lasbela District . [ 2 ]
Lugalbanda [a] was a deified Sumerian king of Uruk who, according to various sources of Mesopotamian literature, was the father of Gilgamesh.Early sources mention his consort Ninsun and his heroic deeds in an expedition to Aratta by King Enmerkar.
The Devil's Throat (Spanish: La Garganta del Diablo) [1] is an underwater cave formation near the island of Cozumel, Mexico, at Punta Sur in the Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park; it starts at approximately 80 feet (24 m) of depth and opens up at approximately 135 ft (41 m) - right at the edge of recreational dive limits.
Sistema Sac Actun (Yucatec Maya: sak aktun, lit. 'white cave', Spanish: sistema, lit. 'system') is an underwater cave system situated along the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula with passages to the north and west of the city of Tulum.