List of caves in Croatia
The list of caves in Croatia includes 49 of which are deeper than 250 m (820 ft), 14 of them deeper than 500 m (1,640 ft) and three deeper than 1,000 m (3,281 ft). The karst geology harbours a total of approximately 7,000 caves and pits.[1]
Deepest caves
Name |
Depth |
Length |
Geology and notes |
Velebit caves - Lukina jama |
70031392000000000001,392 m (4,567 ft) |
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[1][2] |
Velebit caves - Slovačka jama |
70031320000000000001,320 m (4,330 ft) |
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[2] |
Velebit caves - near Crikvena |
70031034000000000001,034 m (3,392 ft) |
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[2] |
Biokovo caves - Amfora Pit |
7002788000000000000788 m (2,585 ft) |
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[2] |
Velebit caves - Meduza |
7002679000000000000679 m (2,228 ft) |
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[2] |
Biokovo caves - Stara škola |
7002576000000000000576 m (1,890 ft) |
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[2] |
Biokovo caves - Vilimova jama |
7002572000000000000572 m (1,877 ft) |
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[2] |
Velebit caves - Patkov Gušt |
7002553000000000000553 m (1,814 ft) |
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[2] |
Velebit caves - Jama Olimp |
7002537000000000000537 m (1,762 ft) |
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[2] |
Velebit caves - Ledena jama u Lomskoj dulibi |
7002536000000000000536 m (1,759 ft) |
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[2] |
Stupina jama |
7002413000000000000413 m (1,355 ft) |
7002251000000000000251 m (823 ft) |
Deepest cave in Gorski Kotar.[3] |
Longest caves
Name |
Depth |
Length |
Geology and notes |
Medvednica caves - Đulin ponor |
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700416396000000000016,396 m (53,793 ft) |
[1][2] |
Varićakova špilja - Panjkov ponor |
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700412385000000000012,385 m (40,633 ft) |
[2] |
Jama Kita Gaćešina |
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70038550000000000008,550 m (28,050 ft) |
[2] |
Tounj quarry cave |
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70038487000000000008,487 m (27,844 ft) |
[2] |
Veternica cave |
|
70037128000000000007,128 m (23,386 ft) |
[2] |
Other notable caves
References
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