New Athos Cave
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| ახალი ათონის მღვიმე, Афон Ҿыцтәи аҳаҧы, Новоафонская Пещера | |
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The New Athon Cave, 2006
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 Location of the caves in Abkhazia
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| Location | New Athos |
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| Depth | 183 m |
| Length | 1,900 m |
| Geology | Karst cave |
| Entrances | 4 |
| Access | Public |
| Show cave opened | 1961 |
| Show cave length | 1,900 m |
| Website | Official website |
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The New Athos Cave (Abkhaz: Афон Ҿыцтәи аҳаҧы; Georgian: ახალი ათონის მღვიმე; Russian: Новоафонская Пещера) also Novoafonskaya, Novy Afon Cave, or New Afon Cave is a karst cave in the Iverian Mountain in Abkhazia (Georgia[1]) near New Athos. It is one of the largest caves in the world with the volume of its void of about 1,000,000 m3.
Overview
The abyss on a slope of the Iverian Mountain was known for ages, referred to as the "Bottomless Pit". It was explored in 1961 by an expedition of four: Zurab Tintilozov,[2] Arsen Okrojanashvili,[3] Boris Gergedava,[4] and Givi Smyr.[5]
Since 1975 it has been a major tourist attraction, featuring its own underground railway.[6] The cave consists of 9 major cavities.
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See also
- New Athos Cave Railway
- Voronya Cave, the deepest in the world
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abkhazia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider Abkhazia de jure a part of Georgia's territory. In Georgia's official subdivision it is an autonomous republic, whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi.
- ↑ In Georgian, ზურაბ ტინტილოზოვი
- ↑ In Georgian, არსენ ოქროჯანაშვილი
- ↑ In Georgian, ბორის გერგედავა
- ↑ In Georgian, გივი სმირ
- ↑ New Athos Cave Railway at metro-novyafon.narod.ru
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