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Type of cave

Underground rivers

230 caves with a river: it sinks into the rock, runs in the dark, or springs out at the entrance.

0 m−200 m−400 m−520 mHranice Abyss−230 mVrelo Cave−228 mFoiba of Basovizza−136 mSabart cave−96 mDevetashka cave−35 mTemnata dupka,Gara Lakatnik−21 mArakaevskaya Cave−20 mSakajia CaveNatural Monument0 m−200 m−400 m−520 mHraniceAbyss−230 mVreloCave−228 mFoiba ofBasoviz…−136 mSabartcave−96 mDevetas…cave−35 mTemnatadupka,…
Son Doong CaveVietnamVietnamŠkocjan CavesSloveniaSlovenia6.2 km · World HeritageCueva de las ManosArgentinaArgentinaWorld HeritageKapova CaveRussiaRussia3.0 km · World HeritageShanidar CaveIraqIraqKungur Ice CaveRussiaRussia8.2 kmJeita GrottoLebanonLebanonFrasassi CavesItalyItaly5.0 kmDenisova CaveRussiaRussiaSterkfonteinSouth AfricaSouth AfricaBezeklik Thousand Buddha CavesChinaChinaCave of NiauxFranceFrance2.0 km96 mDevetashka caveBulgariaBulgaria2.4 kmLes CombarellesFranceFranceWorld Heritage520 mHranice AbyssCzechiaCzechiaKinderle CaveRussiaRussia9.1 kmAbri de la MadeleineFranceFranceWorld HeritageActun Tunichil MuknalBelizeBelizeTheopetra CaveGreeceGreeceJasovská CaveSlovakiaSlovakiaWorld HeritageTito Bustillo CaveSpainSpainWorld HeritageCaves of Han-sur-LesseBelgiumBelgiumOrda CaveRussiaRussia4.6 kmAreni-1 cave complexArmeniaArmeniaGovješticaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina9.7 kmLamprechtsofenAustriaAustriaTağlar CaveAzerbaijanAzerbaijanRising Star CaveSouth AfricaSouth AfricaCave of ChufínSpainSpainWorld HeritageSof Omar CavesEthiopiaEthiopiaRoca dels MorosSpainSpainWorld HeritageGrotte de SpyBelgiumBelgiumGrotte du Mas-d'AzilFranceFrance230 mVrelo CaveNorth MacedoniaNorth MacedoniaThe White LadyNamibiaNamibiaKlasies River CavesSouth AfricaSouth AfricaGuitarrero CavePeruPeruVogelherd caveGermanyGermanyCallao CavePhilippinesPhilippinesAtta CaveGermanyGermanyBanja Stijena caveBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina1.2 kmOkladnikov CaveRussiaRussiaBruniquel CaveFranceFranceAyalon CaveIsraelIsrael2.5 kmPešna CaveNorth MacedoniaNorth MacedoniaPak Ou CavesVietnamVietnamKumtura Thousand Buddha CavesChinaChinaKrapinaCroatiaCroatiaIgnateva CaveRussiaRussiaCave of NiñoSpainSpainWorld HeritageMassabielle GrottoFranceFranceZbrasov aragonite cavesCzechiaCzechiaDivje babeSloveniaSloveniaOrlova ChukaBulgariaBulgaria13 kmPriest's GrottoUkraineUkraineHang Én (swift cave)VietnamVietnam228 mFoiba of BasovizzaItalyItalyRomito CaveItalyItalyDavis FallsNepalNepalShuqba cavePalestinePalestineArago caveFranceFranceMilarepa's CaveChinaChinaAkhshtyrskaya CaveRussiaRussiaBarbarossa CaveGermanyGermanyLazar's CaveSerbiaSerbia16 kmAbri du PoissonFranceFranceWorld HeritageLaugerie-HauteFranceFranceWorld HeritageApollo 11 CaveNamibiaNamibia35 mTemnata dupka, Gara LakatnikBulgariaBulgaria7.0 kmCueva de la OllaMexicoMexicoPertosa CavesItalyItalyReed Flute CaveChinaChinaRivière souterraine de LabouicheFranceFrance10 kmCastelcivita CavesItalyItalyPair-non-PairFranceFranceSpirit Cave, ThailandThailandThailandVíðgelmirIcelandIcelandYulin CavesChinaChinaCave of LettersIsraelIsraelHohlenstein-StadelGermanyGermanyBaumann's CaveGermanyGermanyBorra CavesIndiaIndiaLake NeuronAlbaniaAlbania0.1 kmPraileaitz CaveSpainSpainAïn TaïbaAlgeriaAlgeriaSalavat Yulayev CaveRussiaRussiaYarımburgaz CaveTurkeyTurkey0.5 km20 mSakajia Cave Natural MonumentGeorgiaGeorgiaAmud caveIsraelIsraelSlatinski IzvorNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia4.0 km · World HeritageMarble Arch CavesUnited KingdomUnited KingdomMother Shipton's CaveUnited KingdomUnited KingdomPlanina CaveSloveniaSloveniaAkkadōJapanJapanPatal BhuvaneshwarIndiaIndiaAnna CaveHungaryHungaryCueva de LlonínSpainSpainWorld HeritageLava River CaveUnited StatesUnited States1.6 kmNauletteBelgiumBelgiumGrand Roc caveFranceFranceGupteshwor Mahadev CaveNepalNepal3.0 kmCave of HorrorIsraelIsraelHermann's CaveGermanyGermanyPeak CavernUnited KingdomUnited KingdomTito’s CaveBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaChagyrskaya CaveRussiaRussiaGrutas de LanquínGuatemalaGuatemalaXumishan grottoesChinaChinaBontnewydd Palaeolithic siteUnited KingdomUnited KingdomKađenicaSerbiaSerbiaTolantongoMexicoMexicoWine MuseumBulgariaBulgariaObłazowa CavePolandPolandKurgazak CaveRussiaRussiaPanhalakaji CavesIndiaIndiaGcwihaba cavesBotswanaBotswanaCueva de Villa LuzMexicoMexicoKeshet CaveIsraelIsrael136 mSabart caveFranceFrance2.8 kmDegurić CaveSerbiaSerbia0.2 kmCova dels CavallsSpainSpainWorld HeritageGrotte de ClamouseFranceFranceCrystal CaveUkraineUkrainePazinska jamaCroatiaCroatiaGrotte aux FéesSwitzerlandSwitzerlandNeptune CavesBelgiumBelgiumCave of the WindsUnited StatesUnited StatesPellumbas CaveAlbaniaAlbaniaGrottes de RemouchampsBelgiumBelgiumCave StreamNew ZealandNew ZealandTrou de l’AbîmeBelgiumBelgiumZhijin CaveChinaChinaNoisetier CaveFranceFranceKoonalda CaveAustraliaAustraliaTham JangLaosLaosAvilova CaveRussiaRussiaNahal Hemar CaveIsraelIsraelSchulerlochGermanyGermany0.4 km21 mArakaevskaya CaveRussiaRussia0.8 kmRiežupe Sand CavesLatviaLatviaBoyden CavernUnited StatesUnited StatesChabot CaveFranceFranceMeramec CavernsUnited StatesUnited StatesLailiTimor LesteTimor LesteKleidi CaveGreeceGreeceIazoni Cave Natural MonumentGeorgiaGeorgiaAjidaar-UnkyurKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanMontgaudier caveFranceFranceKlácelkaCzechiaCzechiaPirogoshi CaveAlbaniaAlbaniaHellnahellirIcelandIcelandBalanicaSerbiaSerbiaSavina monasterySerbiaSerbiaBrillenhöhleGermanyGermanyBockstein caveGermanyGermanyGoetz-HöhleGermanyGermanyGrand CavernsUnited StatesUnited StatesKillavullen CavesIrelandIrelandLost River CaveUnited StatesUnited StatesSmoke Hole CavernsUnited StatesUnited StatesIdrisovskaya CaveRussiaRussia0.3 kmGouy CaveFranceFranceGrottes de LacaveFranceFranceAfqa GrottoLebanonLebanonVallorbe CavesSwitzerlandSwitzerlandTuyoq cavesChinaChinaFontaine de FontestorbesFranceFranceCave of La LojaSpainSpainShusha Cave campAzerbaijanAzerbaijanZelena pećina, BlagajBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaLava River CaveUnited StatesUnited StatesWindsor Great CaveJamaicaJamaicaPeștera VântuluiRomaniaRomaniaFisher Ridge Cave SystemUnited StatesUnited StatesMegalakkosGreeceGreecePeik Chin Myaung CaveMyanmarMyanmarPoints CaveFranceFranceGrotte de la VacheFranceFrancePlacard caveFranceFranceLe Figuier CaveFranceFranceSkyline CavernsUnited StatesUnited StatesSquire Boone CavernsUnited StatesUnited StatesIndian Echo CavernsUnited StatesUnited StatesLapa dos BrejõesBrazilBrazil7.8 kmPrincess Margaret Rose CaveAustraliaAustraliaCingle del Mas d'en JosepSpainSpainWorld HeritageMallataSpainSpainWorld HeritageFrontón de la Tía ChulaSpainSpainWorld HeritageChimiachas LSpainSpainWorld HeritageRock art of Ruta los EstrechosSpainSpainWorld HeritageAgop Batu Tulug CavesMalaysiaMalaysiaCharlie Lake CaveCanadaCanadaCotencher, Palaeolithic residential caveSwitzerlandSwitzerlandRaymondenFranceFranceGrotte de RoséeBelgiumBelgiumTenglong CaveChinaChinaXueyu CaveChinaChinaSeongnyugul CaveSouth KoreaSouth KoreaHippo's YawnAustraliaAustraliaPamitinan CavePhilippinesPhilippinesLysenia CaveUkraineUkraineCave monastery of İnceğizTurkeyTurkeySanto Tomás CaveCubaCuba25 kmDivya CaveRussiaRussiaGrottes Pétrifiantes de SavonnièresFranceFranceCurrent River CavernUnited StatesUnited StatesRushmore CaveUnited StatesUnited StatesGrotte de la MadeleineFranceFranceGurban Tsenkher CaveMongoliaMongoliaRancogne CaveFranceFranceJahnhöhleGermanyGermanyKoppenbrühlerhöhleAustriaAustriaPrinzenhöhleGermanyGermanyPropaschaya yamaRussiaRussiaCave of Lorette-RochefortBelgiumBelgiumCueva de CondeSpainSpainGradac caveSerbiaSerbiaWasserfall zum Toten WeibAustriaAustriaCueva Negra, MontanejosSpainSpainSmolinskaya CaveRussiaRussiaIroungou caveGabonGabonThousand Buddhas CliffChinaChinaCaves of ThaïsFranceFranceCuevas de TaulabéHondurasHondurasGruta da Nascente do AlmondaPortugalPortugalMāras kambariLatviaLatviaCueva de los PincheiraChileChileZalsvasis springLithuaniaLithuaniaCavernas de RepechónBoliviaBoliviaQoul-I Akram CavesAfghanistanAfghanistanWorld Heritage

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