List of caves

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[edit] Africa

[edit] South Africa

Main article: List of caves in South Africa

[edit] Asia

[edit] China

Choukoutien cave system
Mogao Caves

[edit] Georgia (country)

Novy Afon Cave
Voronya Cave, in competition as world's deepest cave

[edit] Vietnam

Phong Nha-Ke Bang (Vietnamese:Phong Nha- Kẻ Bàng), world natural heritage, typical ancient tropical karst site.
Tam Cốc-Bích Động (Ninh Bình province)
Hương Tích (Hà Tây province)
Tam Thanh (Lạng Sơn province)

[edit] India

Bagh Caves
Badami Cave Temples
Borra Caves
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
Elephanta Caves - includes a shiva temple
Ellora Caves
Karla Caves
Krem Liat Prah
Pandavleni Caves
Varaha Cave Temple

[edit] Iran

[edit] Israel

[edit] Japan

Akiyoshi-do (秋芳洞)
Akka-do (安家洞)
Gyokusen-do (玉泉洞)
Kyusen-do (球泉洞)
Ryuga-do (龍河洞)
Ryusen-do (龍泉洞)
Uchimagi-do (内間木洞)

[edit] Korea

Bilemot Cave (lava tube)
Manjang Cave (lava tube)
Songam Cavern in Kaechon, North Korea

[edit] Malaysia

Main article: List of caves in Malaysia

Batu Caves, north of Kuala Lumpur
Niah Caves in Sarawak
Gomantong Caves in Sabah
Malaysian Cave Register gives a comprehensive list of caves in the Malaysian Peninsula
Perlis State Park
Lenggong Valley, Perak Man Museum Perak
Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak
Ipoh cave temples in Perak

[edit] Oman

Majlis Al Jinz

[edit] Philippines

Callao Cave
Hoyop-hoyopan Cave
Tabon Cave
Suhat Cave

[edit] Europe

[edit] Austria

Tropfsteinhöhle Alland
Dachstein-Mammuthöhle
Dachstein-Rieseneishöhle
Dreidärrischenhöhle
DÖF-Sonnleiter-Höhlensystem
Eisensteinhöhle
Eisriesenwelt
Entrische Kirche
Frauenmauerhöhle
Gasselhöhle
Grasslhöhle
Griffener Tropfsteinhöhle
Grubstein-Westwandhöhle
Gudenushöhle
Hirlatzhöhle
Hüttstatthöhle
Katerloch
Kolkbläser-Monsterhöhle-System
Koppenbrüllerhöhle
Lamprechtsofen
Loferer Schacht
Lurgrotte
Nixhöhle
Obir-Tropfsteinhöhle
Ötscher-Tropfsteinhöhle
Prax-Eishöhle
Ramesch-Knochenhöhle
Rettenwand-Tropfsteinhöhle
Scheukofen
Schneckenlochhöhle
Schwarzmooskogel-Höhlensystem
Seegrotte (Hinterbrühl)
Spannagelhöhle
Südwandhöhle
Tantalhöhle
Tischofer Höhle
Trübbachhöhle

[edit] Bulgaria

[edit] Croatia

Main article: List of caves in Croatia

Velebit caves: Lukina jama, Slovačka jama, Patkov Gušt, etc
Caves on Biokovo: Amfora, Stara škola, Vilimova jama
Crveno jezero (the Red Lake) near Imotski
Stupina jama in Gorski Kotar, near Rijeka

[edit] Czech Republic

Main article: List of caves in Czech Republic

Amatérská jeskyně, Czech largest cave in the Moravian Karst
Býčí skála - Rudické propadání
Kateřinská jeskyně
Koněprusy Caves (Koněpruské jeskyně)
Macocha Gorge (Propast Macocha)
Punkevní jeskyně
Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně

[edit] France

Main article: List of caves in France

Chauvet Cave
Font de Gaume
Gouffre Berger, the first cave explored to more than 1000m depth
Grotte des Demoiselles, a popular regional tourist attraction in southern France
Jean Bernard System, in competition as world's deepest cave
Lascaux Cave
Mas d'Azil Cave
Mirolda Cave, in competition as world's deepest cave
Niaux Cave
Orgnac Cave
Padirac Cave
Pierre-Saint-Martin System
Aven-Grotte de la Forestière (Ardèche)

[edit] Germany

Main article: List of caves in Germany

Aggertalhöhle
Amandahöhle
Altensteiner Höhle
Atta-Höhle
Aufberger Loch
Balver Höhle
Bärenhöle
Bärenhöhle in Sonnenbühl
Baumannshöhle
Bauerloch
Bernhardshöhle
Bilsteinhöhle
Binghöhle
Blautopf
Bocksteinhöhle
Bocksteinschmiede
Brunnensteighöhle
Brunnensteinhöhle
Charlottenhöhle
Dampfloch
Dechenhöhle
Diebeshöhle
Dohlenhöhle
Drachenhöhle Syrau
Dreieingangshöhle
Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle
Eichbergschacht
Einhornhöhle
Die Eishöhlen bei Birresborn
Elsachbröller
Erdmannshöhle
Falkensteiner Höhle
Finsterloch
Fuchsloch
Große Scheuer
Gußmannshöhle
Gutenberger Höhle
Haus
Heimensteinhöhle
Heimkehle
Heinrichshöhle
Hermannshöhle
Himmelsfelsenschacht
Höhle in der Hölle
Hohler Fels
Hohler Fels
Hohler Stein
Hohler Stein
Hölloch
Höllsternbröller
Hölzlesloch
Iberger Tropfsteinhöhle
Kakushöhle
Karlshöhle
Kleine Scheuer
Kleine Scheuer
Kluterthöhle
Kolbinger Höhle
König-Otto-Tropfsteinhöhle
Kubacher Kristallhöhle
Kübelhöhle
Laichinger Tiefenhöhle
Maximiliansgrotte
Mordloch Höhle
Nebelhöhle
Niederaltdorfer Tuffhöhle
Ofnet Höhlen
Olgahöhle
Osterhöhle
Pliksburggrotten
Rainloch
Reckenhöhle
Reinsberger Bröller
Schellenberger Eishöhle
Schertelshöhle
Schillat-Höhle
Schillerhöhle
Die Schlossberghöhlen
Schreiberhöhle
Schulerloch
Segeberger Höhle
Sontheimer Höhle
Sophienhöhle
Stadel
Steinernes Haus
Stöckelberghöhle
Studerbildschacht
Sturmannshöhle
Teufelshöhle (bei Pottenstein)
Teufelshöhle (bei Steinau)
Teufelsküche (Gültigshofen)
Todsburger Höhle
Todsburger Schacht
Tschamberhöhle
Vogelherdhöhle
Wendelsteinhöhle
Wiehler Tropfsteinhöhle
Wimsener Höhle
Ziegelhöhle
Zwiefaltendorfer Tropfsteinhöhle

[edit] Gibraltar

Gorham's Cave

[edit] Greece

Main article: List of caves in Greece

Cave Lakes, SE of Kalavryta
Corycian Cave
Dirou Cave, Mani Peninsula
Melissos Cave, Kefallinia
Blue Cave, Kastellórizo

[edit] Hungary

[edit] Ireland

Aillwee Cave
Crag Cave

[edit] Italy

Main article: List of caves in Italy

[edit] Macedonia

Main article: List of caves in Macedonia

Slatinski Izvor - longest in Macedonia.
Solunska Glava 5 - deepest in Macedonia 450m.
Solunska ? - Deepest Pit 300m.

[edit] Malta

Main article: List of caves in Malta

Blue Grotto
Ghar Dalam
Ghar Hasan
Ghar il-Kbir, Dingli
Ghar Lapsi, Siġġiewi
Ghar ta' Xerri, Gozo
Ghar ta' Ninu, Gozo

[edit] Norway

Raggejavreraige

[edit] Poland

Main article: List of caves in Poland

[edit] Portugal

Main article: List of caves in Portugal

Moinhos Velhos Cave
Almonda Cave

[edit] Romania

[edit] Serbia

[edit] Switzerland

Main article: List of caves in Switzerland

Hölloch, a 190km long cave

[edit] Slovakia

Main article: List of caves in Slovakia

Dead Bats Cave (Jaskyňa Mŕtvych netopierov)
Demänová Caves (Demänovský jaskynný systém)

Demänová Cave of Freedom (Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody)

Demänová Ice Cave (Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa)

Dobšiná Ice Cave (Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa)
Domica
Driny
Gombasek Cave (Gombasecká jaskyňa)
Harmanec Cave (Harmanecká jaskyňa)
Jasov Cave (Jasovská jaskyňa)
Javorinka
Ochtinská Aragonite Cave (Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa)
Stratená Cave (Stratenská jaskyňa)
Važecká Cave
Zlomiska Cave (Jaskyňa Zlomísk)

[edit] Slovenia

Main article: List of caves in Slovenia

Planinska jama, near Postojna
Postojna Cave (Postojnska jama), Postojna
Caves of Škocjan (Škocjanske jame), near Divača
Vilenica, the world's first tourist cave near Sežana
Cave of Kostanjevica (Kostanjeviška jama)
Mayor's Cave (Županova jama), formerly Tabor Cave (Taborska jama), near Grosuplje
The Cave of Cross (Križna jama), near Cerknica
The caves of Kanin in the Julian Alps, including Vrtoglavica, the deepest pitch in the world as of 2005

[edit] Spain

Main article: List of caves in Spain

Altamira, in Cantabria, famous for its Upper Paleolithic paintings.
Torca Del Cerro, Picos de Europa, Spain's deepest cave, and the fifth deepest cave in the world.

[edit] Turkey

Main article: List of caves in Turkey

EGMA, aka "Peynirlikönü Sinkhole"
Aladag Meydan Bigbig in Adana, aka "Colourful Caves"
Damlatas in Antalya, aka "Dropstone Caves"
Karain, aka "Black Caves"
Derya, aka "Sea Caves"
Beldibi, aka "Mountain Caves"
Sirtlanini, aka "Hyena Caves"
Aynali in Amasya, aka "Mirror Caves"
Aslanli/Yaren in Kuşadası, aka "Lion Caves"
Insuyu in Burdur, aka "CaveWater Caves"
Buzluk, aka "Ice Caves"
Ballica, aka "Honey Caves"
Yerkure, aka "Earthsphere Caves"
Gokgol, aka "Skylake Caves"
Cehennemagzi, aka "The Hell Mouth Caves"
Frig Vadisi, aka "Frigian Caves"
Sabuncupinar, Inlikoy Caves aka "The Cave Villages"
Zindan, aka "Chamber Caves"
Ayi Ini, aka "The Bear Caves"
Çukurpınar
Cennet Obruk, aka "Heaven Caves"
Zeus Caves
Ayvaini Cave

[edit] Ukraine

Main article: List of caves in Ukraine

Pechera Optymistychna, second largest cave in the world, gypsum cave
Pechera Ozerna, gypsum cave
Priest's Grotto, cave where Jews hid from Nazi occupation

[edit] United Kingdom

Main article: List of caves in the United Kingdom

Aveline's Hole, Mendip Hills, Somerset
Blue John Cavern, Derbyshire
Chislehurst Caves, Kent
Cox's cave, Mendip Hills, Somerset
Dan yr Ogof, South Wales
Eastwater Cavern, Mendip Hills, Somerset
Easegill System, Yorkshire Dales
Fingal's Cave, Inner Hebrides
Gaping Gill, Yorkshire Dales
GB Cave, Mendip Hills, Somerset
Goatchurch Cavern, Mendip Hills, Somerset
Gough's Cave, Mendip Hills, Somerset
Kent's Cavern, Devon
Lamb Leer, Mendip Hills, Somerset
Mossdale Caverns, Yorkshire Dales
Ogof Agen Allwedd, South Wales
Ogof Draenen, South Wales
Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, South Wales
Ogof y Daren Cilau, South Wales
Peak Cavern, Derbyshire
Smoo Cave, Sutherland
Speedwell Cavern, Derbyshire
St Cuthberts Swallet, Mendip Hills, Somerset
Swildon's Hole, Mendip Hills, Somerset
Thrupe Lane Swallet, Mendip Hills, Somerset
Treak Cliff Cavern, Derbyshire
Wookey Hole Caves, Mendip Hills, Somerset

[edit] Oceania

Main article: List of caves in Oceania

[edit] North America

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Cathedral Caverns State Park, Alabama

[edit] Canada

Cave names are presented alphabetically followed by the nearest town or park. More information about caving in Canada can be found on [2].

Arctomys Cave in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia
Cadomin Cave near Hinton, Alberta
Canyon Creek Ice Cave near Bragg Creek, Alberta
Castleguard Cave in Banff National Park, Alberta
Cave and Basin National Historic Site in Banff National Park, Alberta
Site cavernicole de Saint-Léonard in Saint Léonard, Montreal, Quebec
Cody Caves near Ainsworth, British Columbia
Gargantua near Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
Hoodoo Cave near Nordegg, Alberta
Horne Lake Caves on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Rat's Nest Cave near Canmore, Alberta
Thanksgiving Cave on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Trou du Diable in St-Casimir, Quebec
Wapiabi Cave near Nordegg, Alberta

[edit] Mexico

Main article: List of caves in Mexico

Systema Huautla (Oaxaca)
Guila Naquiz Cave (Oaxaca, ca.8000-6700B.C.)
Nogales Cave (Tamaulipas, ca.5000-3000B.C.)
Coxcatlan Cave (Tehuacan Valley, Puebla,5000-3400B.C.)
La Perra Cave (Tamaulipas, ca.3000-2200B.C.)
Juxtlahuaca Cave (Guerrero, Olmec-style painting cave)
Oxtotitlan Cave (Guerrero, Olmec-style painting cave)
Loltun Cave (Yucatán, a painting cave of Maya civilization)
Balank'anche Cave (Yucatan, people offered a worship to Rain God and Xipe Totec with Toltec-Style cencers)
Sistema Ox Bel Ha (Quintana Roo) (world's largest known underwater cave system)
Nohoch Nah Chich (Quintana Roo) (world's second largest known underwater cave system)