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New Athos Cave

The 10th deepest cave in the world

The 39th longest cave in the world

183m · Depth
3.3km · Length

The New Athos Cave (Abkhaz) also Novoafonskaya, Novy Afon Cave, or New Afon Cave is a karst cave in the Iverian Mountain in Abkhazia (Georgia) near the city of New Athos.

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

More caves in Georgia

  1. Veryovkina Cave2,212 m deep
  2. Krubera Cave2,199 m deep
  3. Sarma cave1,830 m deep
  4. Bgheri Cave Natural Monument20 m deep
  5. Solkota Cave Natural Monument32 m deep

Other notable caves worldwide

  1. Mammoth Cave · Australia686 km
  2. Sistema Sac Actun · Mexico119.2 m
  3. Lechuguilla Cave · United States489 m
  4. Optymistychna Cave · Ukraine20 m
  5. Veryovkina Cave · Georgia2,212 m
  6. Krubera Cave · Georgia2,199 m
  7. Sarma cave · Georgia1,830 m
  8. Clearwater Cave · Malaysia109 km