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| ახალი ათონის მღვიმე, Афон Ҿыцтәи аҳаҧы, Новоафонская Пещера | |
 The New Athos Cave, 2006 | |
  Location of the caves in Abkhazia  New Athos Cave (Georgia) | |
| Location | New Athos |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 43°05′26.34″N 40°48′36.03″E / 43.09065°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 |
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The New Athos Cave (Abkhazian: 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 the city of New Athos.
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 Tatashidze,[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
The Skeleton
Ep train in New Athos Cave metro
Ep-563 train in New Athos Cave metro
See also
- New Athos Cave Railway
- Voronya Cave, second deepest in the world
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template:Abkhazia note
- ↑ In Georgian, ზურაბ ტინტილოზოვი
- ↑ In Georgian, არსენ ოქროჯანაშვილი
- ↑ In Georgian, ბორის გერგედავა
- ↑ In Georgian, გივი სმირი
- ↑ New Athos Cave Railway at metro-novyafon.narod.ru
External links
- (in Russian) New Athos Cave home page
- New Athos Cave at showcaves.com
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