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Priest's Grotto

Priest's Grotto (lit. 'lake') also known as Ozerna or Blue Lakes Cave, is a cave in western Ukraine near the village of Strilkivtsi, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast (Province). Priest's Grotto is part of the extensive gypsum giant cave system, and is one of the longest caves in the world with over 140.49 kilometres (87.30 mi) (2017) of explored passages. It is about 450 kilometers (280 mi) driving distance southwest of Kyiv, and about 5.5 kilometers (3.4 mi) south of Borshchiv. In World War II it was used as a refuge by Jewish refugees from the Nazi occupation during the Holocaust. It is the 16th longest cave system in the world.

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

More caves in Ukraine

  1. Optymistychna Cave20 m deep
  2. Atlantida
  3. Grotto of Saint Onuphrius, Ulashkivtsi
  4. Kyrnychky Cave
  5. Lysenia Cave

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