What is the deepest water cavern?

The Hranice Abyss is the world's deepest freshwater cave. But it is not the deepest overall. That honor belongs to Georgia's Veryovkina Cave, a 2.2-kilometer-deep incursion formed when sea levels in the neighboring Black Sea dropped dramatically millions of years ago.



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Veryovkina Cave (also spelled Verëvkina Cave, Abkhaz: ????????? ?????, Georgian: ??????????? ??????, romanized: veriovk'inis mghvime) is a cave in Abkhazia, an occupied region of Georgia. At 2,223 meters (7,257 ft) deep, it is the deepest-known cave on Earth.

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Sea caves or littoral caves are formed primarily from erosion caused by waves. They can be formed along the ocean coast and lakeshores where water impacts bedrock. Most sea caves are formed along weaknesses in the rock, such as faults, fractures, or bedding/foliation planes and can occur in nearly every type of rock.

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Cave water is usually not good to drink or to use in a carbide light. High energy foods that won't crush are a good choice. Remember to carry out all trash.

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