
The Worlds Longest Caves
|
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Cave name
|
Country
|
Lenght
|
|
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1
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Mammoth Cave System
|
U.S.A.
|
590,629ì
|
|
|
2
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Jewel Cave
|
U.S.A.
|
218,179ì
|
|
|
3
|
Optimisticheskaya
|
fUSSR: Ukraine
|
~215,000ì
|
|
|
4
|
Wind Cave
|
U.S.A.
|
193,250ì
|
|
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5
|
Holloch
|
Switzerland
|
191,909ì
|
|
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6
|
Lechuguilha Cave
|
U.S.A.
|
187,295ì
|
|
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7
|
Fisher Ridge Cave System
|
U.S.A.
|
175,876ì
|
|
|
8
|
Sistema Sac Actun
|
Mexico
|
152,975ì
|
|
| 9
|
Siebenhengste-Hohgant Hohlensystem
|
Switzerland
|
149,000ì
|
|
|
10
|
Sistema Ox Bel Ha
|
Mexico
|
146,761ì
|
|
|
11
|
Ozernaya
|
fUSSR: Ukraine
|
123,919ì
|
|
|
12
|
Gua Air Jernih (Clearwater Cave-Black Rock)
|
Malaysia
|
109,000ì
|
|
|
13
|
Reseau Felix Trombe/Henne-Morte
|
France
|
105,767ì
|
|
|
14
|
Toca da Boa Vista
|
Brazil
|
102,000ì
|
|
|
15
|
Grubstein-Westwandhohle
|
Austria
|
100,485ì
|
|
|
16
|
Systeme de Ojo Guarena
|
Spain
|
100,400ì
|
|
|
17
|
Shuanghedongqun
|
China
|
100,012ì
|
 |
|
18
|
Hirlatzhohle
|
Austria
|
93,400ì
|
|
|
19
|
Zolushka
|
fUSSR: Ukraine
|
92,000ì
|
|
|
20
|
Raucherkarhohle
|
Austria
|
82,686ì
|
|
|
21
|
Sistema del Alto del Tejuelo
|
Spain
|
77,577ì
|
|
|
22
|
Friars Hole Cave System
|
U.S.A.
|
73,288ì
|
|
|
23
|
Ease Gill Cave System
|
U.K.
|
70,500ì
|
|
| 24
|
Reseau de L'Alpe
|
France
|
67,272ì
|
|
| 25
|
Ogof Draenen
|
U.K.
|
66,120ì
|
|
| 26
|
Kazumura - Olaa Cave System
|
U.S.A.
|
65,500ì
|
|
| 27
|
Organ (Greenbrier) Cave System
|
U.S.A.
|
63,569ì
|
|
| 28
|
Sistema Huautla/Sotano del Rio Iglesia
|
Mexico
|
61,000ì
|
|
|
29
|
Cueva del Valle/Red del Silencio
|
Spain
|
60,223ì
|
|
| 30
|
Barenschacht
|
Switzerland
|
60,000ì
|
|
| 31
|
Dachstein-Mammuthohle
|
Austria
|
58,532ì
|
|
| 32
|
Bol'shaya Oreshnaya
|
fUSSR: Russia
|
58,000ì
|
|
|
33
|
Cenote Dos Ojos/Dos Ojos system
|
Mexico
|
57,700ì
|
|
| 34
|
Botovskaya
|
fUSSR: Russia
|
57,319ì
|
|
| 35
|
Arresteliako Ziloa/Lezia/Souffleur de Larrandaburu
|
France
|
57,061ì
|
|
| 36
|
Kap-Kutan - Promezhutochnaya
|
fUSSR: Uzbekistan
|
57,000ì
|
|
| 37
|
Schwarzmooskogelhoehlensystem-Kaninchohle
|
Austria
|
56,073ì
|
|
|
38
|
Systeme du Granier
|
France
|
55,327ì
|
|
| 39
|
Kolkbluser-Monster-Hohlensystem
|
Austria
|
55,000ì
|
|
| 41
|
Mamo Kananda
|
New Guinea
|
54,800ì
|
|
|
42
|
Gr. Caverna de Palmarito
|
Cuba
|
54,000ì
|
|
|
43
|
La Pierre Saint Martin/Piedra San Martin
|
France/Spain
|
53,950ì
|
|
|
44
|
Blue Spring Cave
|
U.S.A.
|
53,431ì
|
|
|
45
|
Complesso del Monte Corchia (Fighiera,Farol.)
|
Italy
|
52,300ì
|
|
|
46
|
Martin Ridge System (Wig.,Jackpot,Martin)
|
U.S.A.
|
51,884ì
|
|
|
47
|
Bulmer Caverns - Castle Keep - Gormenghast
|
New Zealand
|
50,125ì
|
|
|
48
|
Reseau de la Dent de Crolles
|
France
|
50,101ì
|
|
|
49
|
Lamprechtsofen Vogelschacht Weg Schacht
|
Austria
|
50,000ì
|
|
|
50
|
Ogof Ffynnon Ddu
|
U.K.
|
50,000ì
|
|
|
51
|
Carlsbad Cavern
|
U.S.A.
|
49,680ì
|
|
|
52
|
Sima del Hayal de Ponata (SI-44,SI-57,SR-7)
|
Spain
|
49,000ì
|
|
|
53
|
Sistema Rubicera/Mortero de Astrana
|
Spain
|
48,000ì
|
|
|
54
|
Santo Tomas (gran caverna de)
|
Cuba
|
46,000ì
|
|
|
55
|
Crevice Cave
|
U.S.A.
|
45,564ì
|
|
|
56
|
Grotte de Saint-Marcel d'Ardeche
|
France
|
45,247ì
|
|
|
57
|
Phong Nha
|
Vietnam
|
44,500ì
|
|
|
58
|
Cumberland Caverns
|
U.S.A.
|
44,444ì
|
|
|
59
|
Scott Hollow Cave
|
U.S.A.
|
43,452ì
|
|
|
60
|
Sistema de los Cuatro (4) Valles
|
Spain
|
43,437ì
|
|
|
61
|
S.Garma Ciega/Bloque/Cellagua/Sombrero/Mazo Chico
|
Spain
|
43,000ì
|
|
|
62
|
Trou qui Souffle
|
France
|
42,900ì
|
|
|
63
|
Pestera Vintului
|
Romania
|
42,165ì
|
|
|
64
|
Eisriesenwelt
|
Austria
|
42,000ì
|
|
|
65
|
Scott Hollow Cave
|
U.S.A
|
41,843ì
|
|
|
66
|
Cueva del Tecolote
|
Mexico
|
40,475ì
|
|
|
67
|
Teng Long Dong
|
China
|
40,000ì
|
|
|
68
|
Sloans Valley Cave System
|
U.S.A.
|
39,654ì
|
|
|
69
|
S.del Canalon de los Desvios (F15-F17-F18-B-12)
|
Spain
|
39,217ì
|
|
|
70
|
Sistema del Gandara
|
Spain
|
39,000ì
|
|
|
71
|
Chiquibul Cave System (Cebaba & Actun Tun Kul)
|
Belize
|
39,000ì
|
|
|
72
|
Xanadu Cave System
|
U.S.A.
|
38,301ì
|
|
|
73
|
Sistema de Pan de Azucar
|
Cuba
|
38,000ì
|
|
|
74
|
Sistema Cuetzalan - Atepolihuit
|
Mexico
|
37,676ì
|
|
|
75
|
The Hole (Boggs Cave)
|
U.S.A.
|
37,020ì
|
|
|
76
|
Complesso della Codula di Luna
|
Italy
|
37,000ì
|
|
|
77
|
Gouffre de Padirac
|
France
|
37,000ì
|
|
|
78
|
Ogof Agen Allwedd
|
U.K.
|
37,000ì
|
|
|
79
|
S.Aranonera (Foratón/S-1/de l'Ara/T-1/St.Elena)
|
Spain
|
36,468ì
|
|
|
80
|
Coral Cave System
|
U.S.A.
|
36,307ì
|
|
|
81
|
Sugar Run Cave System
|
U.S.A.
|
36,210ì
|
|
|
82
|
Whigpistle Cave (MCNP)
|
U.S.A
|
36,209ì
|
|
|
83
|
Silberensystem (Schwyzerschacht)
|
Switzerland
|
35,766ì
|
|
|
85
|
Blue Spring Cave
|
U.S.A
|
35,567ì
|
|
|
86
|
Binkley's Cave System
|
U.S.A.
|
35,562ì
|
|
|
87
|
Complesso di Piaggia Bella
|
Italy
|
35,500ì
|
|
|
88
|
Grotte de la Diau
|
France
|
35,000ì
|
|
|
89
|
Reseau Andre Lachambre (grotte d'Embulla)
|
France
|
35,000ì
|
|
|
90
|
Tantalhohle
|
Austria
|
34,554ì
|
|
|
91
|
Atea Kananda
|
New Guinea
|
34,500ì
|
|
|
92
|
Sistema Carsico Della Cod.(Su Spiria-Su Palu)
|
Italy
|
34,100ì
|
|
|
93
|
Majaguas-Cantera (sis.caverna.)
|
Cuba
|
34,000ì
|
|
|
94
|
Sistemul Poienita - Humpleu
|
Romania
|
34,000ì
|
|
|
95
|
Hidden River System (Hicks Cave)
|
U.S.A.
|
33,957ì
|
|
|
96
|
Demanovsky jaskynny system
|
Slovakia
|
33,862ì
|
|
|
97
|
Grotte de la Luire
|
France
|
33,700ì
|
|
|
98
|
Culverson Creek Cave System
|
U.S.A.
|
33,507ì
|
|
|
99
|
Blue Spring Cave
|
U.S.A.
|
33,490ì
|
|
|
100
|
Reseau Souterrain du Verneau
|
France
|
33,300ì
|
|
|
101
|
Lilburn Cave
|
U.S.A.
|
32,916ì
|
|
|
102
|
Hellhole
|
U.S.A.
|
32,686ì
|
|
|
103
|
Cueva la Vallina (VT.100)
|
Spain
|
32,575ì
|
|
|
104
|
Sistema Cueto-Coventosa-Cubera
|
Spain
|
32,529ì
|
|
|
105
|
System Amaterskej a Punkevni Jesky.
|
Czech rep.
|
32,500ì
|
|
|
106
|
Cueva de los Chorros
|
Spain
|
32,500ì
|
|
|
107
|
Honey Creek Cave
|
U.S.A.
|
32,101ì
|
|
|
108
|
Gouffre Berger/Gouffre de la Fromagere
|
France
|
31,790ì
|
|
|
109
|
Omega System
|
U.S.A.
|
31,463ì
|
|
|
110
|
Kijahe (Xontjoa) Shunthua
|
Mexico
|
31,373ì
|
|
|
111
|
Grotta di Monte Cucco
|
Italy
|
31,300ì
|
|
|
112
|
Systeme Prerouge - Litorne
|
France
|
31,292ì
|
|
|
113
|
Sistema Azpilicueta-Coteron-Renada (S.de la Vega)
|
Spain
|
30,571ì
|
|
|
114
|
Leon Sinks Cave System
|
U.S.A.
|
30,480ì
|
|
|
115
|
Cosanostraloch-Berger-Platteneck Hohlesystem
|
Austria
|
30,396ì
|
|
|
116
|
lubang Sarang Laba-Laba (Cobweb Cave)
|
Malaysia
|
30,331ì
|
|
|
117
|
Trou du Garde/Creux de la Cavale
|
France
|
30,200ì
|
|
|
118
|
Cueva Fuentes
|
Cuba
|
30,000ì
|
|
|
119
|
Toca da Barriguda
|
Brazil
|
30,000ì
|
|
|
120
|
Reseau de Coufin-Chevaline
|
France
|
29,839ì
|
|
|
121
|
Exhale air-Tomo Thyme (Ellis Basin Sys)
|
New Zealand
|
29,804ì
|
|
|
122
|
Windymouth (Wind) Cave
|
U.S.A.
|
28,968ì
|
|
|
123
|
Sistema Complejo Atxurriaga (Complex)
|
Spain
|
28,277ì
|
|
|
124
|
Reseau de Francheville
|
France
|
28,200ì
|
|
|
125
|
Fitton (Beauty) Cave
|
U.S.A.
|
28,164ì
|
|
|
126
|
Lilburn Cave
|
U.S.A
|
28,061ì
|
|
|
127
|
Jagerbrunntro-Hohlensystem
|
Austria
|
28,026ì
|
|
|
128
|
Ogof Daren Cilau
|
U.K.
|
28,000ì
|
|
|
129
|
Thornhill Cave System
|
U.S.A.
|
27,732ì
|
|
|
130
|
Butler-Sinking Creek System
|
U.S.A
|
27,706ì
|
|
|
131
|
Coldwater Cave
|
U.S.A.
|
27,367ì
|
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