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Map of all or part of a cave system
A cave survey is a map of all or part of a cave system, which may be produced to meet differing standards of accuracy depending on the cave conditions
Cave_survey
National park in Kentucky, United States
of passageways had been surveyed, over 1.5 times longer than the second-longest cave system, Mexico's Ox bel ha underwater cave. The park was established
Mammoth_Cave_National_Park
Recreational pastime of exploring cave systems
study, the most devoted and serious-minded cavers become accomplished at the surveying and mapping of caves and the formal publication of their efforts
Caving
Research project to map the caves under the city of Nottingham, England
Nottingham Caves Survey was a research project the aim of which was to scan every accessible cave from the 700+ man-made sandstone caves that are known
Nottingham_Caves_Survey
Human being who inhabits a cave
caves: caves are rare across most of the world; most caves are dark, cold, and damp; and other cave inhabitants, such as bears and cave bears, cave lions
Cave_dweller
Mexico". Quintana Roo Speleological Survey. Quintana Roo Speleological Survey. 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2025-03-02. "Dry Caves and Sumps of Quintana Roo Mexico"
List_of_longest_caves
Cave in Abkhazia, Georgia
Veryovkina Cave (also spelled Verëvkina Cave, Georgian: ვერიოვკინის მღვიმე, romanized: veriovk'inis mghvime; Abkhaz: Вериовкин иҳаԥы) is a cave in Abkhazia
Veryovkina_Cave
Caving and speleology in the Balearic Islands, Spain
Caving in the Balearic Islands encompasses the recreational exploration, surveying and scientific study of caves, shafts and flooded cave systems in Mallorca
Caving in the Balearic Islands
Caving_in_the_Balearic_Islands
Largest cave passage in the world, located in Quảng Trị, Vietnam
2009, performed a survey of the cave and gave its volume as 38,500,000 m3 (1.36×109 cu ft). Their progress in exploring the cave's full length was stopped
Hang_Sơn_Đoòng
Cave formed by the wave action of the sea
A sea cave or littoral cave is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea. The primary process involved is erosion. Sea caves are found
Sea_cave
This list of deepest caves includes the deepest known natural caves according to maximum surveyed depth as of 2025[update]. The depth value is measured
List_of_deepest_caves
Equipment for caving and spelunking
document caves, such as photographic and surveying equipment. Originally, cave diving equipment was quite limited, but the increasing popularity of caving during
Caving_equipment
Structure formed in a cave by the deposition of minerals from water
(spḗlaion) 'cave' and θέμα (théma) 'deposit') is a geological formation made by mineral deposits that accumulate over time in natural caves. They can take
Speleothem
Diving in water-filled caves
Cave diving is underwater diving in water-filled caves. It may be done as an extreme sport, a way of exploring flooded caves for scientific investigation
Cave_diving
Type of cave
A solutional cave, solution cave, or karst cave is usually formed in a soluble rock like limestone, which is composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Being
Solutional_cave
list of caving fatalities in the United States. Between 1980 and 2008, there were a total of 877 incident reports involving 1,356 individual cavers documented
List of United States caving fatalities
List_of_United_States_caving_fatalities
2010 documentary film by Werner Herzog
Cave of Forgotten Dreams is a 2010 3D documentary film by Werner Herzog about the Chauvet Cave in Southern France, which contains some of the oldest human-painted
Cave_of_Forgotten_Dreams
Cave in Georgia (US)
Pettyjohn Cave (also known as Wilsons Cave, Pettyjohn's Cave, Petty John's Cave, and other similar spellings) is a karst cave located in Walker County
Pettyjohn_Cave
Specialized field of wilderness rescue
Cave rescue is a highly specialized field of wilderness rescue in which injured, trapped or lost cave explorers are medically treated and extracted from
Cave_rescue
Natural void under a planetary surface
Caves and caverns are natural voids under the surface of the Earth and have also been observed in other rocky worlds (e.g., on Mars). Caves often form
Cave
Ancient cave temples in Maharashtra, India
The Ellora Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Aurangabad, India. It is one of the largest rock-cut cave complexes in the world, with artwork dating
Ellora_Caves
Cave formed within the ice of a glacier
A glacier cave is a cave formed within the ice of a glacier. Glacier caves are often called ice caves, but the latter term is properly used to describe
Glacier_cave
Survex is free and open-source cave surveying software, licensed under the GNU GPL. It is designed to be portable and can be run on a variety of platforms
Survex
Cave with significant vertical passages
A pit cave, shaft cave or vertical cave—or often simply called a pit (in the US) and pothole or pot (in the UK); jama in Slavic languages scientific and
Pit_cave
Slovenian speleological organization
caves of the Kanin mountain range. It discovered, explored and surveyed five caves, deeper than 1,000 meters; the 2019 connection of two such caves reduced
Ljubljana Cave Exploration Society
Ljubljana_Cave_Exploration_Society
Caving grotto
helped to support the survey of more than 40 caves during the summer. 1981 - Work on the Carter Caves State Resort Park karst survey began. The first issue
Wittenberg University Speleological Society
Wittenberg_University_Speleological_Society
Paintings, often prehistoric, on cave walls and ceilings
archaeology, cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves. The
Cave_painting
many caves. This list compiles those with Wikipedia articles. Onyx Cave Cosmic Cavern Mystic Caverns and Crystal Dome Old Spanish Treasure Cave Blanchard
List_of_caves_in_Arkansas
Exploration/Survey in Whigpistle Cave System". Archived from the original on 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2023-10-13. "Grand Canyon's Double Bopper Cave. Reaches
List of longest caves in the United States
List_of_longest_caves_in_the_United_States
Mexican cave renowned for its giant crystals
Cave of the Crystals (Spanish: Cueva de los cristales), also known as Naica Cave (Spanish: Cueva de Naica) or the Giant Crystal Cave, is a cave connected
Cave_of_the_Crystals
Type of structural collapse
A cave-in is a collapse of a geologic formation, mine or structure which may occur during mining, tunneling, or steep-walled excavation such as trenching
Cave-in
Buddhist cave monuments in Maharashtra, India
The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state
Ajanta_Caves
Form of earth shelter dwelling in northern China
and then dig the cave horizontally on the four walls to form the underground courtyard. In most parts of western Henan, this form of cave is called the "pit
Yaodong
Cave in Abkhazia, Georgia
Kruber's Cave, also Krubera Cave (Georgian: კრუბერის გამოქვაბული, romanized: k'ruberis gamokvabuli or კრუბერის ღრმული, k'ruberis ghrmuli; Abkhaz: Ӡоу
Krubera_Cave
Elongate mineral formation found on a cave floor
a member of') is a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the floor from ceiling drippings
Stalagmite
Limestone cave in Alberta, Canada
native peoples before then. The first cave survey was conducted in 1959 prior to the formation of Canada's caving clubs, and produced an accurate map of
Cadomin_Cave
longest caves by country includes the longest-known natural cave per country. To be listed, the caves must have been surveyed to cave surveying standards
List of longest caves by country
List_of_longest_caves_by_country
2016 Finnish film directed by Juan Reina
Juan Reina. Four Finnish cave divers face their worst nightmare when two of their friends drown deep inside an underwater cave in Norway. When the official
Diving_into_the_Unknown
Elongated mineral formation hanging down from a cave ceiling
(stalássein) 'to drip') is a mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or man-made structures such as bridges and mines. Any material
Stalactite
Passage in a cave that is submerged under water
A sump, or siphon, is a passage in a cave that is submerged under water. A sump may be static, with no inward or outward flow, or active, with continuous
Sump_(cave)
Bungonia Caves Careys Cave Church Creek Caves Colong Caves Finchs Caves Jenolan Caves (List of caves within the Jenolan Caves karst) St Michaels Cave (Avalon
List of caves in New South Wales
List_of_caves_in_New_South_Wales
Collection of cave temples in Maharashtra, India
The Elephanta Caves form a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva; UNESCO has designated them as a World Heritage Site
Elephanta_Caves
British Cave Research Association. Retrieved 27 April 2019. "BCRA Surveying Grades". British Cave Research Association. Retrieved 2 May 2009. British Cave Research
British Cave Research Association
British_Cave_Research_Association
Cave in Vietnam
scientists have surveyed 44.5 kilometers of passages, tourists are only allowed to explore the first 1500 meters. The climate at Phong Nha Cave is cool, sometimes
Phong_Nha_Cave
Overview of and topical guide to caves
following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to natural caves. The word cave is loosely defined, but most commonly refers to a natural opening
Outline_of_caves
Cave made accessible to the general public for guided visits
A show cave—also called tourist cave, public cave, and, in the United States, commercial cave—is a cave which has been made accessible to the public for
Show_cave
Spherical speleothem concreted concentrically
A cave pearl is a small, usually spherical, speleothem (cave formation) found in limestone caves. Cave pearls are formed by a concretion of calcium salts
Cave_pearl
Topography from dissolved soluble rocks
characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. There is some evidence that karst may occur in more weathering-resistant
Karst
Cave and archaeological site in the United Kingdom
Gough's Cave (/ɡɒf/ GOF) is located in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is 115 m (377 ft) deep and is 3.405 km
Gough's_Cave
Cave in Eddy County, New Mexico, U.S.
a species of plant found there. Access to the cave is limited to approved scientific researchers, survey and exploration teams, and National Park Service
Lechuguilla_Cave
Small nodes of calcite, aragonite, or gypsum that form on surfaces in caves
Cave popcorn, or coralloids, are small nodes of calcite, aragonite, or gypsum that form on surfaces in caves, especially limestone caves. They are a common
Cave_popcorn
Cave in Vietnam
Cave (Paradise Cave) is a cave in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, UNESCO's World Heritage Site, 60 km northwest of Đồng Hới city. Thiên Đường Cave is
Thiên_Đường_Cave
Cave in Minnesota, United States
geologist J Harlen Bretz in 1938. The Minnesota Geological Survey noted in their 1995 survey, "Niagara Cave contains an excellent example of an underground river
Niagara_Cave
Pit cave in West Virginia, United States
DEP), caving organizations and local landowners, the Germany Valley Karst Survey (GVKS) was contracted to pursue a survey of the extent of the cave. The
Hellhole_(cave)
book titled Caves of Maryland which was first released by the Maryland Geological Survey (MGS) in 1950. But information about Maryland caves was first gathered
List_of_caves_of_Maryland
Geological phenomenon
water flows down the walls or along the floors of a cave. They are typically found in "solution caves", in limestone, where they are the most common speleothem
Flowstone
in caves around the country. In addition, many tourists visit show caves such as Wookey Hole Caves. Cave diving is a niche technical area of caving practised
Caving_in_the_United_Kingdom
Species of crayfish
discovered in 1963, before being formally described in 1997. The last cave survey to successfully locate the species was in 1988, and therefore it was
Orconectes_sheltae
Natural cave that contains significant amounts of year-round ice
An ice cave is any type of natural cave (most commonly lava tubes or limestone caves) that contains significant amounts of perennial (year-round) ice
Ice_cave
Cave in Sarawak, Malaysia
Deer Cave (Malay: Gua Rusa), located near Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, is a show cave attraction of Gunung Mulu National Park. It was surveyed in 1961 by
Deer_Cave
Six British soldiers trapped in a flooded Mexican cave
The Alpazat cave rescue occurred in March 2004 after six British soldiers became trapped in the Alpazat Caverns in Puebla, Mexico near Cuetzalan. All six
Alpazat_cave_rescue
Cave formed in volcanic rock, especially one formed via volcanic processes
cave is any cave formed in volcanic rock, though it typically means caves formed by volcanic processes, which are more properly termed volcanic caves
Lava_cave
Cave in United States of America
as Sunset Guano Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Loud Site 18. The cave is about 150 feet (46 m) long and 35 feet (11 m) wide. Lovelock Cave is one of the most
Lovelock_Cave
Natural opening where surface water enters caves
to estavelles. Morphologically, ponors come in forms of large pits and caves, large fissures and caverns, networks of smaller cracks, and sedimentary
Ponor
Cave in Utah (US)
Speleological Society. A cave gate was installed April 25–26, 2006. Blowhole cave is very warm (more than 80 °F (27 °C)) and moist. Total surveyed length is 1,165
Blowhole_Cave
Natural caves used as sanctuaries by Jewish refugees
refuge caves are natural caves that were used for shelter by Jewish refugees during the later phases of the Bar Kokhba revolt. Most of the refuge caves were
Bar_Kokhba_refuge_caves
Cave in Romania
Topolnița Cave (Romanian: Peștera Topolnița) is a karst cave located in Mehedinți County, Romania. It is the fourth-longest cave in Romania: only Peștera
Topolnița_Cave
Animals that live underground
also able to live underground (eutroglophiles), and species that are only cave visitors (subtroglophiles and trogloxenes). Land-dwelling troglobites may
List_of_troglobites
Lake under the Earth's surface
where limestone or other soluble rock has been weathered away, leaving a cave where water can flow and accumulate. Natural underground lakes are an uncommon
Underground_lake
Type of cave
breathing cave or barometric cave is a rare type of cave in which atmospheric pressure gradients between the inside and outside of a cave cause air to
Breathing_cave
Groundwater source in certain geological conditions
terminus of a cave drainage system at the place where a river cave reaches the Earth's surface, it is often possible to enter the caves from karst springs
Karst_spring
Show cave in North Yorkshire, England
White Scar Caves is a show cave in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England, under Ingleborough in the Chapel-le-Dale valley of the Yorkshire
White_Scar_Caves
Cave in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia
Breath Cave is a flooded karst cave located in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia on private land, not accessible to the general public. The cave was discovered
Dragon's_Breath_Cave
Limestone formation in County Clare, Ireland
investigation of the cave's sediments and similarly dated artefacts. From 2019 to 2020, the cave was subject to a 3D digital survey, geophysical surveys, excavation
Alice_and_Gwendoline_Cave
Sauta Cave Shelta Cave On Your Knees Cave Trail Creek Caves Antelope Cave Bat Cave mine Cave of the Bells Colossal Cave Coronado Cave Grand Canyon Caverns
List of caves in the United States
List_of_caves_in_the_United_States
Cave in North Yorkshire, England
Yordas Cave is a solutional cave in Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It has been renowned since the eighteenth century as a natural curiosity, and
Yordas_Cave
Show cave in North Yorkshire, England
Ingleborough Cave (formerly known as Clapham Caves) is a show cave close to the village of Clapham in North Yorkshire, England, adjacent to where the
Ingleborough_Cave
Cave in Tennessee, United States
Quadrangle (1968)". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 April 2024. Burger, Paul. "USA Long Cave List". Cave-Exploring.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
Jaybird_Cave
Limestone cave in County Tipperary, Ireland
Mitchelstown Cave for the Geological Survey of Ireland. Members of the Dublin, Cork and Limerick Naturalist Field Clubs took part in a trip to the cave in July
Mitchelstown_Cave
Cave system in Oregon, U.S.
caves as a night roost. During the same survey, Perkins also documented the usage of the caves by two bats previously unknown to have used the caves.
Redmond_Caves
Cave in South Wales
Ffynnon Ddu - Surveys". South Wales Caving Club. Retrieved 21 September 2015. "Ogof Ffynnon Ddu 1". Cambrian Cave Registry. Cambrian Caving Council. Retrieved
Ogof_Ffynnon_Ddu
Flooded cave system in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Ha) is a cave system in Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is the longest explored underwater cave in the world and ranks second including dry caves. As of February
Sistema_Ox_Bel_Ha
7th-century Hindu cave temples in Vijayawada
Akkanna Madanna caves are protected monuments of national importance, managed by the Archaeological Survey of India. The Akkanna Madanna caves are found in
Akkanna_Madanna_Caves
list of caves in Missouri includes the location, length, and date they were opened to the public (or discovered). There are roughly 7,500 caves recorded
List_of_caves_in_Missouri
Survey (WVaSS) is a speleological organization and ongoing cave survey program that has gathered information and published about West Virginia caves and
West Virginia Speleological Survey
West_Virginia_Speleological_Survey
2014 rescue operation in Germany
occurred at Riesending Cave between 8–19 June 2014, in Bavaria, Germany, after a speleologist who had been exploring the cave in a group of three suffered
Riesending_Cave_rescue
Cave system in Oregon, United States
system: Arnold Ice Cave. The cave was discovered by Americans as early as 1889 and referred to as the Crook County Ice Caves. Arnold Ice Cave was also the site
Arnold_Lava_Tube_System
Cave in the Judaean Desert in Israel
Cave of the Swords, or Cave of the Hermit, is a small two-level cave in the Judaean Desert, situated on a stepped cliff above the Dead Sea, north of ancient
Cave_of_the_Swords
Limestone caves in County Sligo, Ireland
The Caves of Kesh, also known as the Keash Caves or the Caves of Keshcorran (Irish: Uaimheanna na Céise), are a series of limestone caves located near
Caves_of_Kesh
Open-source cave-surveying software package
open-source cave surveying software designed to process survey data, generate maps and 3D models of caves, and archive the data describing the cave and the
Therion_(software)
Cave in Belize
Barton Creek Cave is a primarily single-passage resurging stream cave. By 2002 a cave survey had been completed by the Western Belize Regional Cave Project
Barton_Creek_Cave
Caves and archaeological site in India
for tourism in 2002. The Geological Survey of India designated them as a Geo-heritage Site in 2025. Belum caves was adjudged as the best destination
Belum_Caves
Type of cave
talus cave, also known as a boulder cave, is a type of cave formed by the gaps between one or, more commonly, many large boulders. Talus caves can be
Talus_cave
Cave entrance barricade
A cave gate is a manmade barricade typically placed at, or just inside, the entrance to a cave in an effort to impede or mitigate human access to a cave's
Cave_gate
Cave, County Clare Badger Pot, County Fermanagh* Ballymaglancy Cave, County Galway Boho Caves, County Fermanagh* Cloyne Cave, County Cork Crag Cave,
List_of_caves_in_Ireland
Cave in Knoxville, Tennessee, US
Cherokee Bluff Cave is a cave in Knox County, Tennessee. It contains 1700 feet of surveyed passage. The property is owned by the City of Knoxville. Though
Cherokee_Bluff_Cave
Semiannual Canadian cave publication
archive of cave surveys and histories of cave explorations, The Canadian Caver now provides a semiannual synopsis of the more significant cave explorations
The_Canadian_Caver
Investigation of the geology in a region for creating a geological map
Geological Survey of Queensland (Australia) Pennsylvania Geological Survey (USA) Utah Geological Survey (USA) Indiana Geological and Water Survey (USA) Cave survey
Geological_survey
Large cave system in Central America
The Chiquibul Cave System is one of the largest and best-known cave systems in Central America. It consists of four distinct caves along the course of
Chiquibul_Cave_System
list of caves in Australia. Abercrombie Caves Ashford Caves Bendethera Caves Borenore Caves Bungonia Caves Careys Caves Cliefden Caves Jenolan Caves (List
List_of_caves_in_Australia
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