Caves have been part of the civilisation from the beginning of the formation of earth. From strategical importance to people in villages using it for residing purposes, it has many importance. But have you ever thought how deep a cave can be and which is the deepest cave on this earth which brings us to the nearest point of earth’s centre?
It is one which is in the mountains of the Abkhazia region. Veryovkina Cave, approximately 2212m deep, is the deepest cave in the world. It is located in the pass between the Krepost and Zont mountains in the Abkhazia region, an independent state officially declared part of Georgia. In 1968, the cave was discovered by some speleologists from the city of Krasnoyarsk, who managed to reach a depth of 115 meters.
In 1986, a new group from Moscow led by Oleg Parfenov reached the remarkable depth of 440m. Since 2015, a series of new raids by the Perovo-Speleo group have determined that the cave was deeper, repeatedly reaching new and better marks until reaching a record 2212m in March 2018 and recording an underground tunnel system of more than 6000m.
One of Jules Verne’s most desired dreams, published in his 1864 AD, novel, “Journey to the Center of the Earth” was to enter the interior of the Earth. Although Veryovkina Cave does not take us to these depths, it does allow us to reach the closest known point to the center of the planet.
The Veryovkina Cave is the deepest cave on earth, measuring 7,257 feet deep. 😲🧗⛰️ pic.twitter.com/WodkWDyHRJ
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