New Athos Cave
New Athos Cave | |
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áƒáƒ®áƒáƒšáƒ˜ áƒáƒ—áƒáƒœáƒ˜áƒ¡ მღვიმე, Ðфон Ҿыцтәи аҳаҧы, ÐовоафонÑÐºÐ°Ñ ÐŸÐµÑ‰ÐµÑ€Ð° | |
The New Athon Cave, 2006 | |
![]() ![]() Location of the caves in Abkhazia | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 43°05′26.34″N 40°48′36.03″E / 43.0906500°N 40.8100083°ECoordinates: 43°05′26.34″N 40°48′36.03″E / 43.0906500°N 40.8100083°E |
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: Ðфон Ҿыцтәи аҳаҧы; Georgian: áƒáƒ®áƒáƒšáƒ˜ áƒáƒ—áƒáƒœáƒ˜áƒ¡ მღვიმე; Russian: ÐовоафонÑÐºÐ°Ñ ÐŸÐµÑ‰ÐµÑ€Ð°) 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.
Gallery
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See also
- New Athos Cave Railway
- Voronya Cave, the deepest in the world
Notes and references
- 1 2 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, ზურáƒáƒ‘ ტინტილáƒáƒ–áƒáƒ•ი
- ↑ In Georgian, áƒáƒ სენ áƒáƒ¥áƒ áƒáƒ¯áƒáƒœáƒáƒ¨áƒ•ილი
- ↑ In Georgian, ბáƒáƒ ის გერგედáƒáƒ•áƒ
- ↑ In Georgian, გივი სმიáƒ
- ↑ New Athos Cave Railway at metro-novyafon.narod.ru
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