List of caves in Slovenia
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The following is a list of caves in Slovenia:
Slovenia is a country of caves, with some 8,500 being registered. On average, 100 new caves are discovered each year.
Some of the more famous ones are:
- Krizna jama
- Planinska jama
- Postojnska jama
- Škocjanske jame
- List of caves by length
- 1. Postojnska jama (system), length (m): 20.570 m, depth (m): -115, location: Pivška kotlina, river: Pivka
- 2. Predjama (system), length (m): 13.092, depth (m): -143, location: Pivška kotlina, river: Lokva, Belščica
- 3. Kačna jama, length (m): 12.750, depth (m): -280, location: Divaški kras, river: underground Notranjska Reka river
- 4. Sistem Migovec, length (m): 11.300, depth (m): -970, location: zaledje Tolminke
- 5. Pološka jama, length (m): 10.800, depth (m): -704, location: zaledje Tolminke
- 6. Črnelsko brezno, length (m): 11.450, depth (m): -1.198, location: Rombonski podi
- 7. Križna jama, length (m): 8.273, depth (m): -32 location: Loško polje, rivers:Farovščica and Bloščica (only in high waters)
- 8. Karlovice (system), length (m): 8.057, depth (m): -12, location: Cerkniško polje, rivers: Cerkniščica and other outflows from Cerkniško polje
- 9. Planinska jama, length (m): 6.656, depth (m): -65, location: Planinsko polje, rivers: Rak and Pivka
- 10. Dimnice, length (m): 6.020, depth (m): -134, location: Matarsko podolje, rivers: sink stream of Velike Loče (blind valley)
- 11. Brezno pri gamsovi glavici, length (m): 6.000, depth (m): -817, location: Bohinjske planine
- 12. Škocjanske jame, length (m): 5.800, depth (m): -250, location: Divaški kras, river: Reka
- 13. Najdena jama, length (m): 4.987, depth (m): -121, location: Planinsko polje, river: Unica
- 14. Zelške jame, length (m): 4.742, depth (m): -45, location: Rakov Škocjan, river: Rak
- 15. Podpeška jama, length (m): 4.390, depth (m): -20, location: Dobrepolje
- 16. Čehi 2, length (m): 5.291, depth (m): -1.502, location: Rombonski podi - deepest abbyss in Slovenia
- 17. Logarček, length (m): 4334, depth (m): -120, location: Planinsko polje
- 18. Velika ledena jama v Paradani, length (m): 4090, depth (m): -650, location: Trnovski gozd
- 19 Molička peč (system),length (m): 3.827, depth (m): -1.135, location: Dleskovška planota
- 20. Mala Boka, length (m): 3.545, depth (m): -353, location: Bovška kotlina
- 21. Skalarjevo brezno, length (m): 3.485, depth (m): -911, location: Kaninski podi
- 22. Brezno pod Moličko pečjo, length (m): 3.009, depth (m): -533, location: Dleskovška planota
- 23. Tkalca jama, length (m): 2.885, depth (m): -71, location: Rakov Škocjan
- 24. Beško-Ocizeljski sistem,length (m): 2.780, depth (m): -150, location: Podgorski kras
- 25. Hotiško-Slivarski sistem, length (m): 2.644, depth (m): -180, location: Matarsko podolje
- 26. J4, length (m): 2.640, depth (m): -520, location: Rombonski podi
- 27. Vandima, length (m): 2.500, depth (m): -1.182, location: Rombonski podi
- 28. Huda Luknja, length (m): 2.339, depth (m): -119, location: Paka valley
- 29. Jazbina v Rovnjah, length (m): 2.233, depth (m): -160, location: Matarsko podolje
- 30. Viršnica, length (m): 2.139, depth (m): -62, location: Radensko polje
- 31. Gorjanska jama, length (m): 2.054, depth (m): -153, location: Mežakla
- 32. Podstenska jama, length (m): 1.984, depth (m): -65, location: Mala gora (Ribnica)
- 33. Vipavska jama, length (m): 1932, depth (m): -64, location: Vipavska dolina
- 34. Ponor polne lune, length (m): 1.873, depth (m): -370, location: Banjšice
- 35. Kostanjeviška jama, length (m): 1.813, depth (m): -47, location: Gorjanci
- 36. Renejevo brezno, length (m): 1.700, depth (m): -1.068, location: Kaninski podi
- 37. Osapska jama, length (m): 1.607, depth (m): -54, location: Podgorski kras
- 38. Željnske jame, length (m): 1.600, depth (m): -12, location: Kočevsko polje
- 39. Kamniška jama, length (m): 1.570, depth (m): -226, location: Kamniška Bistrica
- 40. Križna jama 2, length (m): 1.565, depth (m): -80, location: Loško polje, river: Farovščica
- 41. Pekel, 1.310 length (m): 1310, depth (m): -40, location: Ponikovski kras (Polzela)
- 42. Tajna jama 1, length (m): 1.300, depth (m): -30, location: Ponikovski kras (Polzela)
- 43. Brezno pri Leški planini, length (m): 1.264, depth (m): -536, location: Jelovica
- 44. Botrova jama, length (m): 1.250, depth (m): -516, location: Bohinjske planine
- 45. Vodna jama v Lozi, length (m): 1.235, depth (m): -75, location: Slavinski ravnik (Prestranek)
- 46. Lipiška jama, length (m): 1.194, depth (m): -230, location: Sežanski kras
- 47. Ljubljanska jama, length (m): 1.120, depth (m): -310, location: Kamniška Bistrica
- 48. Ledeno špičje, length (m): 1.118, depth (m): -255, location: Krnsko pogorje
- 49. Izvir Bilpa, length (m): 1.100, depth (m): -41, location: Kolpa valley
- 50. Medvedjak, length (m): 1.092, depth (m): -129, location: Matarsko podolje
- 51. Jama v Kofcah, length (m): 1.090, depth (m): -103, location: Velika planina
- 52. Prepadna jama, length (m): 1.080, depth (m): -148, location: Kolpa valley
- 53. C 11 (Možnica), length (m): 1.074, depth (m): -644, location: zaledje Loške Koritnice *54. Snežna jama na planini Arto, length (m): 1.062, depth (m): -75, location: Raduha
- 55. Kmetov brezen, length (m): 1.049, depth (m): -41, location: Hotenjski ravnik (Hotedršica)
- 56. Čendova jama, length (m): 1.040, depth (m): -126, location: Baška grapa
- 57. Hrušiške ponikve, length (m): 1.036 -152, location: Matarsko podolje
- 58. Lekinka, length (m): 1.032 -17, location: Pivška kotlina
- 59. Kamenšca, length (m): 1 023 -147, location: Matarsko podolje
- 60. Martinska jama pri Markovščini, length (m): 1.004 -120, location: Matarsko podolje
- 61. Novokrajska jama, length (m): 1.000, depth (m): -113, location: Jelšanska brda
- 62. Brezno pod Velbom, length (m): 1.000, depth (m): -852, location: Kaninski podi
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