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Grotta del Gelo

The 14th deepest cave in the world

125m · Depth

Grotta del Gelo ("Cave of Frost") is a volcanic cave of Mount Etna which is known for the presence of a large amount of ice. The cave formed in 1614–1624 during a large eruption of the volcano, inside one of the lava flows produced during that eruption. Within the two subsequent decades, ice grew and accumulated in the cave. Today it is a tourist destination.

Cave data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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