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Σπήλαια μάρμαρο, Chile Chico, Χιλή παρακαλώ μοιραστείτε Beautiful World & Universe μας!http://www.facebook.com/

Hang En Σπήλαιο, Βιετνάμ Φωτογραφία από το Carsten Peter, National Geographic έγκατα της γης, τα μέλη της αποστολής εισάγετε Hang En, μια σπηλιά σήραγγα έξω από το ποταμό Thuong Rao.Συρρίκνωση σε μια σειρά από λίμνες κατά τη διάρκεια των ξηρών μηνών, το ποτάμι μπορεί να αυξηθεί σχεδόν 300 πόδια (91 μέτρα) κατά την περίοδο των πλημμυρών, που καλύπτουν τα βράχια όπου σταθεί

Paradise Cave – με Helene Lacasse , Heidi Merz ,θέλει Syam και 18 άλλοι .

Paradise Cave – με Helene Lacasse , Λιλιάνα Ljilja ,Nita Ros και 16 άλλοι .

Paradise Cave – με Helene Lacasse , Maria Elena Landin Ζέας , Phillip Vaughan και άλλους 23 .

Φωτογράφος: Carsten Peter / © National Geographic Magazine,
Συγγραφέας Περίληψη: Mark Jenkins / © National Geographic Magazine? Jim Foster Η καταπληκτική φωτογραφία εμφανίζεται παραπάνω λήφθηκε σε ένα τεράστιο συγκρότημα σπήλαιο μέσα στα σπλάχνα του κεντρικού Βιετνάμ – στο Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park . Κατά τη διάρκεια της άνοιξης του 2009, μια ομάδα spelunkers άρχισε να εξερευνεί μια σπηλιά στο βουνό ποτάμι στο Βιετνάμ και ανακάλυψε ένα πέρασμα Carv

ed από ένα υπόγειο ποτάμι εκατομμύρια χρόνια πριν.Σαν ένα κάστρο σε ένα ύψωμα, ένας σχηματισμός από ασβεστόλιθο λάμπει κάτω από ένα φεγγίτη στον Υιό Hang Doong Σπήλαιο. Μια καταιγίδα μουσώνων μόλις είχε γεμίσει την πισίνα στο προσκήνιο, σηματοδοτώντας ότι η εξερεύνηση σεζόν τελειώνει.Αναφέρεται ως η «άπειρη σπηλιά» αυτό το υπόγειο λαβύρινθο είναι περισσότερο από 2,5 μίλια μακρά (4,0 χλμ). Φωτογραφία ελήφθη τον Μάιο του 2009.Για περισσότερα σχετικά με αυτό το απίστευτο σπηλιά, δείτε το Γενάρη του 2011 τεύχος του περιοδικού National Geographic. Δείτε επίσης Γη Εικόνα αύριο Επιστημών της ημέρας (Carlsbad Cavern)

– Με την Linda Jarvis , Mary Helmer , Mark Artiga και 47 άλλες .

Cueva de las Manos, βρίσκεται στη Σάντα Κρουζ, Αργεντινή, περιέχει τα περιγράμματα διάτρητη από ανθρώπινα χέρια, αλλά υπάρχουν επίσης πολλές απεικονίσεις γκουανάκο, rheas και άλλα ζώα, καθώς και σκηνές κυνηγιού γίνονται από τους αυτόχθονες κατοίκους – πιθανώς πρόγονοι των Tehuelches – περίπου 13.000 έως 9.000 χρόνια πριν. – με Amm Ξύλο , Hilda Ofelia Sanchez , Λιλιάνα Ljilja και άλλοι 22 .

Σπήλαιο Lascaux, Γαλλία Φωτογραφία από Sisse Brimberg περιέχουν περίπου 600 έργα ζωγραφικής, Σπήλαιο Lascaux σε Dordogne της Γαλλίας ποταμού κοιλάδα είναι η πατρίδα ίσως πιο απίστευτη ποικιλία του κόσμου της Άνω Παλαιολιθικής τέχνης.Προϊστορική καλλιτέχνες δημιούργησαν τις απεικονίσεις ταύρων και άλλων ζώων ασβεστίτη στους τοίχους της σπηλιάς πάνω από 17.000 χρόνια πριν. Το σπήλαιο και της τέχνης, ανακαλύφθηκε από μια ομάδα των εφήβων το 1940.
– με Hilda Ofelia Sanchez , Helene Lacasse , Sandy Gutierrez και 43 άλλοι .

Matanuska Glacier Σπήλαιο, Αλάσκα Φωτογραφία από George F. Mobley Meltwater γλυπτό το στιλέτο-όπως άξονα του πάγου κοντά σε ένα σπήλαιο στην Matanuska Glacier σε βουνά Chugach της Αλάσκας.Matanuska είναι ένας ενεργός παγετώνας, που προωθούν το ένα πόδι (0,3 μέτρα) κάθε μέρα
– με την Heidi Merz , Celia Gomez Chacon , Mazzoni Emma και 16 άλλοι .

Σπήλαιο Ellison, η Γεωργία Φωτογραφία από τον Michael Nichols Η βαθύτερη γνωστή σπηλαιώδης τρύπα στις ηπειρωτικές Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες, Fantastic Pit στο Σπήλαιο Ellison της Γεωργίας κατεβαίνει 586 πόδια (179 μέτρα) κατ ‘ευθείαν προς τα κάτω.
– με Μπάρμπαρα Lettelier Fitch , Viento Indomito. ,Maryam Sohail και 38 άλλοι .

Sotano de las Golondrinas, Μεξικό Φωτογραφία από τον Stephen Alvarez Α spelunker 1234-ξεκινά το πόδι του (376 μ.) σε κάθοδο Sotano de las Golondrinas στο Σαν Λουίς Ποτοσί, Μεξικό. Η είσοδος του σπηλαίου είναι το δεύτερο βαθύτερο του κόσμου, καθιστώντας το μακρά ανάβαση από επικίνδυνο και δύσκολο ακόμη και για τους πιο έμπειρους σπηλαιολόγους.
– με Shiba S-μωρό , Maria Elena Landin Ζέας , Nita Ros και άλλοι 13 .

Cueva de los Cristales, ή Σπήλαιο των Κρυστάλλων.Το σπήλαιο ασβεστόλιθο και λαμπερά δοκάρια ανακαλύφθηκαν το 2000 από ένα ζευγάρι των αδελφών γεώτρησης σχεδόν χίλια πόδια κάτω από το έδαφος στο ορυχείο Naica, ένα από τα πιο παραγωγικά, αποδίδοντας τους τόνους του Μεξικού, μολύβδου και αργύρου κάθε έτους. Οι αδελφοί εξεπλάγησαν από τους βρει, αλλά δεν ήταν χωρίς προηγούμενο. Οι γεωλογικές διεργασίες που δημιουργούν μολύβδου και … Δείτε περισσότερα

– Με Hilda Ofelia Sanchez , Liduina Heijnsbroek ,Eman Lashin και 30 άλλοι .

Με Kathy Grim , Helene Lacasse , Λιλιάνα Ljilja και46 άλλοι .

Με Helene Lacasse , Celia Gomez Chacon , Lenora Cacavio και 20 άλλοι .

Με Αχμάντ Αμπού Σαΐφ Alhaija , Peter Vince Brown ,Madeline DiMaio Rowan και 25 άλλοι .

Με Juliana Schmidt , Evelyn Grier , Genesiis Fernandez και 30 άλλοι .

Με Juliana Schmidt , Helene Lacasse , Αχμάντ Αμπού Σαΐφ Alhaija και 44 άλλοι .

Με Helene Lacasse , Jabeen Daudpota , Anita Behrns και 25 άλλοι .

Με Alpay Caner , Madeline DiMaio Rowan , Nita Rosκαι 15 άλλοι .

Ασβεστόλιθος σπηλιά και καταρράκτη, Η Foradada, Cantonigros, της Καταλονίας, Ισπανία, Φεβρουάριος 2010 Inaki Relanzon / MPL / Minden Εικόνες – μεChristoph Dalmatiner , Λιλιάνα Konjahin , Daniel Deschamps και 47 άλλες .

Φωτογραφία: Carsten Peter Minh Hoa, Βιετνάμ Ένα γιγαντιαίο στήλη σπηλιά Swagged σε flowstone πύργους πάνω από κολύμπι εξερευνητές μέσα από τα βάθη του Ken Hang, ένα από τα 20 νέα σπήλαια ανακαλύπτονται πέρυσι στο Βιετνάμ.
– με Maria Elena Landin Ζέας , Nita Ros , Oneida Ribeiro da Silva , Andy Μοράλες , θέλει Syam ,Catherine Ann Quintiliani-Collins , Άννα Altan , Kathi Ransome , Cher Koziol , Silke Karadeniz και Amm Wood .

With László Almádi, Mike Chase, Kathy Kat Hollandand 46 others.

With Jean Driver, Oneida Ribeiro da Silva, Nil Örgeand 15 others.

With Андреј Златковић, Kim Holievina, Legare Walker and 16 others.

Mulu Cave — with Nita Ros, Madeline DiMaio Rowan, Wants Syam, Amm Wood, Catherine Ann Quintiliani-Collins, Rhonda Newell and Andy Morales.

Cavernous: Deer Cave is home to more than three million bats and is believed to be the largest cave passage in the worldMeasuring some 656 feet (200 meters) high and 492 feet (150 meters) wide in places, Deer Cave (pictured above in May) is home to more than five million bats, which deposit half a ton of guano a day, Eavis said.

Such caves are formed by a faintly acidic solution of rainwater an…See More

— with Evelyn Grier,Ashley Mistry, Kevin Simons, Nita Ros, Andy Morales, Oneida Ribeiro da Silva, Connie Mogford,Radhika Lu, Wants Syam, Cher Koziol and Rhonda Newell.

Deer Cave is located near Miri, Sarawak, Malaysian BorneoThe north entrance of Deer Cave – which measures nearly 390ft wide and more than 900 ft high – is just one of a network of 180miles of caverns

Photograph by Robbie Shone, Barcroft/Fame Pictures
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— with Wants Syam, Salpi Azadian Zahterian, Evelyn Grier, Carmie Rose, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Oneida Ribeiro da Silva, Andrea Kevin,Rebwar Faraj, Nita Ros, Delia Lopez, Cher Koziol,Maxime Gamez, Rhonda Newell and Andy Morales.

Wind Cave, Gunung Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo — with Maria Elena Landin Zea, Wants Syam, Shiba S-Baby, Mirjana D. Sutkovic, Oneida Ribeiro da Silva, Evelyn Grier, Eman Lashin, Ellen Jacobs, Kaetelina Porticella, Nita Ros, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Andy Morales, Cher Koziol and Rhonda Newell.

With Magaly Silveira, Fernanda Astrain Quiroz,Oneida Ribeiro da Silva and 20 others.

Photograph by Robbie Shone, Barcroft/Fame Pictures

Cavers stand beneath the southern entrance of Deer Cave during the May expedition.

The latest trip to the cave system was part of the Mulu Caves Project, which has been mapping and collecting data on Gunung Mulu since 1978. Plans for 2011 include taking precise laser measurements of Sarawak Chamber, the world’s largest cave chamber.

Previous measurements put the chamber at about 390 million cubic feet (11 million cubic meters)—»It’s the largest enclosed space on the planet,» Eavis said. — with Nita Ros, Andrea Hjelte, Dallas Pehl and 27 others.

Entrance Black Hand Cave — with Evelyn Grier,Oneida Ribeiro da Silva, Wants Syam, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Andy Morales and Rhonda Newell.

Seven-Star Cave is an extensive limestone cave complex in Seven-Star Park, both of which are popular tourist attractions in the city of Guilin in Guangxi province in China. The park and cave’s name derive from the fact the main karst limestone peaks roughly resemble the stars of the Big Dipper constellation. The earliest exploration of Seven-Star Cave dates back to the Tang Dynasty, about 1,300 ye…See More

— with Florezta Susie, Ginger Poole Rafferty, Maria Elena Landin Zea and 13 others.

Bora Cave India — with Fay Perrotte, Oneida Ribeiro da Silva, Wants Syam and Rhonda Newell.

Bora Cave India — with Oneida Ribeiro da Silva,Andy Morales, Wants Syam, Maria Elena Landin Zeaand Rhonda Newell.

Postojna Caves (Postojnska jama) are the longest cave system in Slovenia.Carved by the the Pivka River, over thousands of centuries, the Postojna Cave System is 13 miles (21 kilometers) long and includes Otok Cave, Pivka Cave, Black Cave and Planina Cave, as well as Postojna Cave. — withOneida Ribeiro da Silva, Wants Syam, Rhonda Newell and Juliana Schmidt.

With Oneida Ribeiro da Silva, Wants Syam, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Juliana Schmidt and Rhonda Newell.

Tourists visit the Kuha Karuhas pavilion located inside the Phraya Nakhon cave, in the Khao Sam Roi Yot national park, some 300 km south of Bangkok, Thailand, on December 5, 2010. The pavillon was built in 1890 on the occasion of a visit to the cave by King Chulalongkorn, the grand-father of current King Bhumibol Adulyadej. (Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images) — with Mona Joswiak, Alerson Cortes, Madeline DiMaio Rowanand 14 others.

A visitor walks down the natural entrance at Carlsbad Caverns National Park near Carlsbad, New Mexico, on Dec. 18, 2010. More than 400,000 people visit Carlsbad Caverns each year to get a glimpse of the monumental stalagmites and stalactites, delicate soda straws, translucent draperies and reflective pools that decorate the park’s main attraction, the Big Room. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan) # — with Eman Lashin, Ericka Arista, Delia A Tarantino, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Oneida Ribeiro da Silva, Wants Syam,Carlos Rivas Alvarado, Andy Morales, Cher Koziol,Karlita Mosha Peshiosha, Juliana Schmidt, Evelyn Grier and Rhonda Newell.

Hundreds of cave formations decorate the Big Room at Carlsbad Caverns National Park near Carlsbad, New Mexico, seen on Dec. 18, 2010. Adventurous visitors can opt for several «off-trail» tours guided by park rangers through narrow passage ways, across slick flow stone and down ropes and ladders. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan) # — with Maria Elena Landin Zea, Eman Lashin, Carlos Rivas Alvarado,Oneida Ribeiro da Silva, Wants Syam, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Delia A Tarantino, Karlita Mosha Peshiosha, Andy Morales, Rhonda Newell and Cher Koziol.

Tourists on a banca explore the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park at Kabayugan town, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, western Philippines, on February 13, 2011. The 8.2km (5 miles) long Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park was included in the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites on December 4, 1999 for its ecological universal value and features a limestone formation that contains an underground river that is reputed to be the longest navigable underground river in the world. (Reuters/Romeo Ranoco) — withMarissa Bustamante Factor, Maria Elena Landin Zea,Sunnie Holt, Oneida Ribeiro da Silva, Kathi Ransome, Wants Syam, Eman Lashin, Solvej Larsen, Rhonda Newell, Delia A Tarantino, Andy Morales and Cher Koziol.

France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy look at cave paintings as they visit the Lascaux caves for the 70th anniversary of their discovery in Montignac, South-Western France, on September 12, 2010. (Reuters/Philippe Wojazer) # — with Maria Elena Landin Zea, Wants Syam,Oneida Ribeiro da Silva, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu,Catherine Lys, Delia A Tarantino and Cher Koziol.

With Wants Syam, Andy Morales and Delia A Tarantino.

Lava Tube Cave, Lava Beds National Monument — with Ericka Arista, Félix Lavallée, Yusuke Kashiwa,Shiba S-Baby, Susan Herrera, Wants Syam, Ilya Nazarenko, Andy Morales, Assemgul Kudaybergenova, Cher Koziol, Rhonda Newell, Delia A Tarantino and Silke Karadeniz.

With Wants Syam, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Cher Koziol, Juliana Schmidt and Rhonda Newell.

With Wants Syam, Nezha Bentamy, Alenka Noviprofil, Donna Burke, Ann Davis, Rhonda Newell,Silke Karadeniz and Juliana Schmidt.

Kondana Caves — with Ericka Arista, Juliana Schmidt, Wants Syam, Nezha Bentamy, Delia A Tarantino, Prajnalankar Bhikkhu and Rhonda Newell.

The Pac Ou Caves, Sacred Caves of Laos — withRussell Gerow, Cher Koziol, Wants Syam, Lilla Bella Moon, Delia A Tarantino, Prajnalankar Bhikkhu,Rhonda Newell and Juliana Schmidt.

Waitomo caves — with Wants Syam and Rhonda Newell.

Crystal Caves, Bermuda. — with Shiba S-Baby,Wants Syam, Andy Morales, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Patricia Nocerino Rosado, Cher Koziol,Delia A Tarantino, Rhonda Newell, Silke Karadenizand Jon de la Torre.

Ipoh Caves Marble Statues Malaysia — with Wants Syam, Lilla Bella Moon, Nezha Bentamy, Delia A Tarantino, Rhonda Newell and Juliana Schmidt.

Bora Caves — with Wants Syam, Anna Altan andRhonda Newell.

Sea Caves, Agia Napa, Cyprus — with Wants Syam,Rhonda Newell and Silke Karadeniz.

Caves of Scotland

Tilly Whim Caves, Swanage, UK c. 1890-1900 — with Jon de la Torre, Juliana Schmidt and Rhonda Newell.

Kanheri Caves – rock cut early Buddhist temples — with Cher Koziol, Lilla Bella Moon, Ángel L. Mayoral Castillo, Ajay Kumar Ojha, Prajnalankar Bhikkhu,Juliana Schmidt and Rhonda Newell.

With Wants Syam, Rhonda Newell and Juliana Schmidt.

The Caves of Kentucky Mammoth Caves
Mammoth Cave National Park, Central KentuckyPhoto by Dave Bunnell of canyon passage in Mammoth Cave. These flat-ceilinged passages are typical of the cave. This passage is vadose in origin, meaning it has been enlarged and downcut by running water after the initial cave passage formed

A Grand, Gloomy and Peculiar PlaceMammoth Cave National Park preserves the cave system and a part of the Green River valley and hilly country of south central Kentucky. This is the world’s longest cave system, with more than 365 miles explored. Early guide Stephen Bishop called the cave a «grand, gloomy and peculiar place,» but its vast chambers and complex labyrinths have earned its name: Mammoth.

Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest known cave. In fact it is so long that if the second and third longest caves in the world were joined together, Mammoth Cave would still be the planet’s longest cave and have nearly 100 miles left over!

Native Americans of the Early Woodland period gathered minerals from Mammoth Cave between 2,000 and 4,000 years ago … no one knows why. Objects they left behind – slippers, cane torches, gourds, and mussel shells – remain perfectly preserved in the cave.

— with Wants Syam, Andy Morales and Rhonda Newell.

Washington State Ice Caves — with Wants Syam,Andy Morales, Cher Koziol and Rhonda Newell.

 

With Wants Syam, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Rhonda Newell, Aliti Vatuloka-Hilton and Andy Morales.

 Datong Buddha Caves – David Fattibene — withAgha Zee, Tenzing Kelsang, Tsultim Dorje and 12 others.

Glacier Cave — with Maria del Carmen, Cher Koziol,Rhonda Newell and Andy Morales.

 

The cave known as “the Palace of natural Arts” is located in the north-west of China. According to a legend, the name Reed Flute comes from the believing that the reed by the cave’s mouth could be made into flutes. Reed Flute cave can stun the human spirit every time a man looks at the majestic fairyland of stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, birds, plants and animals in fantastic shapes and colors. Also, an underwater river adds to the spectacular ambient. It’s only 240 meters long, but having in mind the landscape it’s definitely worth visiting. — with Yf Khoo, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Shiba S-Baby, Rhonda Newell, Andy Morales and Cher Koziol.

Reed Flute CaveThe cave known as “the Palace of natural Arts” is located in the north-west of China. According to a legend, the name Reed Flute comes from the believing that the reed by the cave’s mouth could be made into flutes. Reed Flute cave can stun the human spirit every time a man looks at the majestic fairyland of stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, birds, plants and animals in fantastic shapes and colors. Also, an underwater river adds to the spectacular ambient. It’s only 240 meters long, but having in mind the landscape it’s definitely worth visiting. — with Linda Garner, Snezana Gjorgievska, Zelma Strong and 47 others.

Located in the Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, it’s the world’s longest cave system, with more than 630 km in length. The full of limestone natural phenomenon, another UNESCO World Heritage Site, is carved by the Green River and its tributaries. The cave is formed 100 million years ago but the geological process is still continuing. — with Asi Sema, Wants Syam, Cher Koziol, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Andy Morales, Magaly Silveira,Rhonda Newell and Stephanie Ann Kinzel.

This 70 million years old underground cave is 40 meters high and contains several large, deep lakes. A river is flowing through it, so the transportation is done only by boat. 11 km long water canals were discovered recently. Some of them lead to a place called “Island.” A lot of ancient artworks add to the beauty of the cave. Animals, hunting scenes, bows and arrows can be seen on the walls. Tourists can see this by using a pedal boat.2008 Chillbox Studios— with Mourad Kamal, Lisa Capozza Obery, Asi Sema and 13 others.

Whenever we talk about great nature beauties we can’t escape from mentioning New Zealand. This cave is famous because of the worms hanging on the roof which shine like stars, Which is actually a chemical reaction happening inside of their tails. These creatures can be found only here. Except that, the cave could offer the tourists a lot of cave decorations, limestone, and the magnificent Cathedral cavern well known for its great acoustics. It’s believed that the cave is formed about 30 million years ago. — with Debora Nel, Wants Syam, Asi Sema, Shiba S-Baby, 

Another cave recognized as world’s heritage by UNESCO is the Phong Nha Cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam. The 7729 meters long cave system offers spectacular sight of 14 grottos and plenty of underground rivers. The cave is also known as kingdom of grottos. Most of the rivers combine with the Gianh River and run to the sea. — with Maria Melgoza, Asi Sema, Wants Syam, Nezha Bentamy, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu,Ginger Poole Rafferty, Kevin Simons, Andy Moralesand Rhonda Newell.Heidi Merz, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Cher Koziol, Rhonda Newell and Andy Morales.

Cueva de los Cristales (The Crystal Cave) is part of Naica Mine in Chihuahua, Mexico. It was discovered in 2000 by miners while excavating a new tunnel. The 300 meters deep cave contain some of the largest crystals ever found on Earth. The largest one found until today is 11 meters in length, 4 meters in diameter and 55 tons weight. Although the scenery is amazing, people must be careful when enter the cave because of the sharpness of crystals. However, no one can endure inside for long. The temperature is about 58 C degrees and humidity is 90 to 100 percent. Without proper protection people can stay there approximately 10 minutes. — with Eleonore Heijnsbroek, Tamara de Jongh, Heidi Merz, Sat Siri Kaur, Robert John Lury,Kyra Rose Childers, Jane Jara, Shana Otis-Kuhnert,Catrin Weiss, Karlita Mosha Peshiosha, Nezha Bentamy, Philippa Hutton, Rhonda Newell andCaroline Anker.

Iceland – Ice caves — with Debora Nel, Paulino Fidel Ramones II, Wants Syam, Gail Wanless, Heidi Merz,Nilson Faria, Cher Koziol, Andy Morales, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Rhonda Newell, Beverley Houltand Jon de la Torre.

Location of caves in Ireland

Scotland Inchnadamph Bone Caves — with Heidi Merz, Wants Syam, Emily Mamaradlo, Josefina Fernández Fernández, Cher Koziol, Rhonda Newelland Debora Nel.

Bears’ Cave (Pestera Ursilor) – The Most Beautiful Cave Tourists Can Visit In RomaniaThe Apuseni mountains are home to Romania’s most beautiful cave. The Bears’ Cave (Pestera Ursilor) is the most spectacular cave tourists can visit, due both to the sheer number of stalagmites and stalactites and to their forms.

In 1983 a blast during quarry works in the limestone mountain gave us access to a ‘l…See More

— with Tsultim Dorje, Heidi Merz, Wants Syam andRhonda Newell.

Bears’ Cave (Pestera Ursilor) – The Most Beautiful Cave Tourists Can Visit In RomaniaThe Apuseni mountains are home to Romania’s most beautiful cave. The Bears’ Cave (Pestera Ursilor) is the most spectacular cave tourists can visit, due both to the sheer number of stalagmites and stalactites and to their forms.

In 1983 a blast during quarry works in the limestone mountain gave us access to a ‘l…See More

— with Heidi Merz, Wants Syam, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Rhonda Newell and Andy Morales.

Deer Cave Mulu National Park_Borneo Malaysia — with Heidi Merz, Wants Syam, Andy Morales andRhonda Newell.

Crag Cave, Castleisland, County KerryIrish Caves.

The ‘Irish Cave Archaeology Project’ is prompted by finds already made, including human bones ranging from small body parts to full skeletons of men, women and children; jewellery made from shell, amber and bone; the remains of sacrificed newborn calves, lambs and piglets. Folklore traditions reveal that caves were seen as places of ghosts and g…See More

— with Heidi Merz, Wants Syam,Rhonda Newell and Andy Morales.

Apparently when King Arthur was on the run, he hid all his treasures here. Merlin cast a spell over the cave so that it couldn’t be found.King Arthur’s Cave is one of only five English caves known to have been used in both the Early and Late Upper Palaeolithic periods.

It consists of two chambers which join near the entrance – they go back about ten metres and have ‘ceilings’ up to four metres …See More

— ‎with ‎Heidi Merz, Kouichi Yashiro, Sofiyah Syank Pdmuand 16 others‎.‎

With Heidi Merz, Amelia Gonzalez, Cher Koziol, Andy Morales, Rhonda Newell and Juliana Schmidt.

Wind Cave — with Heidi Merz, Juliana Schmidt,Nezha Bentamy, Regina Fernandes, Lilla Bella Moon,Amelia Gonzalez and Rhonda Newell.

Oman has many historic Caves in various part of the country. Caving is one of Oman’s best tourust attractions. Oman is fortunate to have huge passages like highways and even the least experienced cavers can enjoy this underground playground. Once you go through the ceiling of one of the chambers its only then that the sheer size and beauty of the place unfolds to you. Great shafts of light stream

 down to illuminate the wondrous sight.One of the key caves in Oman is Hoti Cave, east of Al Hamra is easily accessible for beginners & novice speleologists, the cave contains an underwater lake, where a rare species of pale blind fish [Garra Barreimiae] have been found. Kitam Cave, near Ibri contains rare and very beautiful gypsum flowers and hairs, these are delicate fibrous crystals formed by rainwater which a draft of air can move them.

Caves in Oman are given a set of grades, which apply to the normal route to reach the deepest point of the cave. The first grade represents easy to traverse caves while moderate caves are denoted as second grade.

Omani Caves which has atleast some slight hazard are graded as three. Grade four represents caves which pose some hazard or have large underground pitches. The highest grade (five) are taken by those which have difficult sections or large & wet underground pitches.

— with Amelia Gonzalez,Rambaran Yadav, Tushar Deshpande and 13 others.

Deer Cave — with Tracy Rohrer-May, Heidi Merz,Maria Elena Landin Zea, Amelia Gonzalez, Wants Syam, Rhonda Newell and Juliana Schmidt.

Chandilear CavesIn an undersea cave the stalactites resembles giant chandeliers. — with Lilla Bella Moon, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Heidi Merz, Amelia Gonzalez, Wants Syam, Rhonda Newell and Juliana

With Wants Syam and Rhonda Newell.Schmidt.

Fingal’s Cave, Staffa, Scotland — with Wants Syam,Heidi Merz, Juliana Schmidt, Tracy Rohrer-May,Amelia Gonzalez, Anna Terry, Cher Koziol, Rhonda Newell, Maria Elena Landin Zea and Tsultim Dorje.

Cave in Carlsbad Caverns National ParkGary’s #4 Ogle Cave, NM — with Tracy Rohrer-May,Witches Sky, Heidi Merz, Maria Elena Landin Zea,Wants Syam, Carlos Rivas Alvarado, Amelia Gonzalez, Karlita Mosha Peshiosha, Juliana Schmidtand Rhonda Newell.

the world’s largest underwater cave, russia — withHeidi Merz, Georgia Christopoulos, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Wants Syam, Amelia Gonzalez, Marina Sánchez, Arien Ulrika Rohrer, Shiba S-Baby, Tushar Deshpande, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Cher Koziol,Rhonda Newell, Tracy Rohrer-May and Juliana Schmidt.

World’s Largest Cave Explored in Vietnam — withWants Syam, Heidi Merz, Amelia Gonzalez, Tracy Rohrer-May, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Rhonda Newell and Juliana Schmidt.

 

National Geographic presents The World’s Biggest Cave, a TV special that gives us a close-up look at Son Doong, a huge recently-discovered underground labyrinth in Vietnam.

In 2009, a team of British cavers investigated a recently uncovered cave in a remote Vietnamese jungle. The Son Doong cave is enormous; can it be larger than the current world-record holder? The explorers traveled for mile

s through the cave before hitting a 46-foot-high wall. Now, follow the team as they return to Son Doong to finish exploring the cave and climb the wall. Will Son Doong prove to be the worlds biggest cave? And what secrets are undiscovered inside this unique ecosystem?

The special airs Monday, December 20th at 10PM EST. Check the listings for an encore presentation. Also read the full article on Son Doong cave by Mark Jenkins in the January 2011 issue of National Geographic Magazine. But first, enjoy some of the beautiful pictures illustrating the natural beauty of Son Doong.

— with Maria Elena Landin Zea, Wants Syam, Tushar Deshpande, Heidi Merz, Cher Koziol,Rhonda Newell and Juliana Schmidt.

Navigating an algae-skinned maze, expedition organizers Deb and Howard Limbert lead the way across a sculpted cavescape in Hang Son Doong. Ribs form as calcite-rich water overflows pools. (Photo Credit: © Carsten Peter/National Geographic) — with Shiba S-Baby, Tracy Rohrer-May, Heidi Merz, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Amelia Gonzalez, Wants Syam,Prajnalankar Bhikkhu, Rhonda Newell, Juliana Schmidt and Cher Koziol.

Deer Cave in Mulu National Park in Malaysia’s Sarawak State. Now whether it’s still the world’s largest cave is a subject of hot debate and all depends upon what type of cave one’s talking about anyway, but it is certainly one of the largest known at present. Nearby Sarawak Chamber, (also in Mulu), discovered in 1981 is generally accepted as the largest single cave/chamber and is calculated to be able to hold 70 Boeing 747s without their wings overlapping – 3 times larger than the previous claimant in New Mexico. — with Angela Stephans,Marisia Delafuga, Wants Syam, Heidi Merz, Amelia Gonzalez, Juliana Schmidt, Tracy Rohrer-May, Andy Morales, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Magaly Silveira,Lilla Bella Moon and Rhonda Newell.

Lava Tube Cave, Lava Beds National Monument — with Helene Lacasse, Heidi Merz, Tracy Rohrer-May,Wants Syam, Lilla Bella Moon, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Amelia Gonzalez, Adriana Mardarás, Rhonda Newell and Juliana Schmidt.

Subway Lava Cave Exit — with Juliana Schmidt,Rhonda Newell and Maria Elena Landin Zea.

Lava-Tube Caves — with Wants Syam, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Lilla Bella Moon, Juliana Schmidt, Heidi Merz and Rhonda Newell.

Diver at Caves of Lava Tubes, Cathedrals of Lanai, Maui, Hawaii — with Wants Syam, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Anna Terry, Amelia Gonzalez, Heidi Merz, Rhonda Newell, Chad Jordan and Anna Louise Curran.

Seven Star Cave Guilin Guangxi Province China — with Heidi Merz, Wants Syam, Lilla Bella Moon,Amelia Gonzalez, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Rhonda Newell and Juliana Schmidt.

Gyokusendo CaveJust 10 kilometers south of Naha Airport this cave can be reached by bus or car in less than an hour. It is the second-largest cave system found in Japan and has over 800 meters of passageways open to the public.

The cave has small streams, waterfalls, stalactites and stalagmites that have been forming over the past 300,000 years. It is well lit and designed with safety of visit

ors in mind.

Hand-railed metal stairs and walkways make walking the length of this attraction enjoyable. But caution is advised. The passages may be slippery in places where moisture has accumulated on the chromed decking.

Motion detectors operate pin-wheel controlled lighting, putting on a psychedelic show of colors on the moist stone icicles (stalactites) overhead. Small streams and waterfalls may be heard trickling throughout the cavern and, in places, pools of water give off a rich, blue glow from strategically placed underwater lights.

Photo Michael Lynch

— with Lilla Bella Moon, Nita Ros, Amelia Gonzalez, Heidi Merz, Josefina Fernández Fernández, Rhonda Newell, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu and Maria Elena Landin Zea.

Delicate Cave Pearls are formed when small stones are coated with calcite mineral deposits. Mineral laden drip-water turns the pearls in place, leaving behind a uniform coating of mineral deposits. – «New Discovery Passage» – photo by Gary C. Berdeaux — with Ganesh Moktan, Tracy Rohrer-May, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Heidi Merz, Tenzing Kelsang, Lilla Bella Moon, Tsultim Dorje, Josefina Fernández Fernández, Rhonda Newell, Cher Kozioland Juliana Schmidt.

A half-mile block of 40-story buildings could fit inside this lit stretch of Hang Son Doong, which may be the world’s biggest subterranean passage. — with Maria Elena Landin Zea and Rhonda Newell.

The trickiest challenge for the expedition team was to find a way over the Great Wall of Vietnam, an overhanging mass of flowstone that blocked the way deep inside Hang Son Doong.
Climbing specialists «Sweeny» Sewell and Howard Clarke here work on anchoring bolts to the slippery, porous rock to support the weight of climbers using ropes.

Once over the wall, the expedition team discovered a second entrance into the cave.

— with Tsultim Dorje, Tenzing Kelsang, Heidi Merz, Amelia Gonzalez, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Rhonda Newelland Tracy Rohrer-May.

Rare cave pearls fill dried-out terrace pools near the Garden of Edam in Hang Son Doong.
This unusually large collection of stone spheres formed drip by drip over the centuries as calcite crystals left behind by water layered themselves around grains of sand, enlarging over time. — withHeidi Merz, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Waw Malee,Rhonda Newell, Cher Koziol and Tracy Rohrer-May.

A giant cave column swaged in flowstone towers over explorers swimming through the depths of Hang Ken, one of 20 new caves discovered last year in Vietnam. — with Maria Elena Landin Zea, Arien Ulrika Rohrer, Heidi Merz, Pompeyo Omagap, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Amelia Gonzalez, Rhonda Newell,Prajnalankar Bhikkhu, Tushar Deshpande, Tracy Rohrer-May and Juliana Schmidt.

Vietnam’s Mammoth Cavern — with Heidi Merz,Maria Elena Landin Zea and Rhonda Newell.

The Crystal Palace in the Reed Flute CaveThe cave known as “the Palace of natural Arts” is located in the north-west of China. According to a legend, the name Reed Flute comes from the believing that the reed by the cave’s mouth could be made into flutes. Reed Flute cave can stun the human spirit every time a man looks at the majestic fairyland of stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, birds, plants and animals in fantastic shapes and colors. Also, an underwater river adds to the spectacular ambient. It’s only 240 meters long, but having in mind the landscape it’s definitely worth visiting. — with Jorge Pedernera, Mohammad Senoyuda, Mack Tucker and 47 others.

Crystal Caves, Bermuda — with Ignacio Dominguez,Shiba S-Baby, Doreen Renphrey and 21 others.

Crystal Cave of Giants – Naica, Mexico — with Patty Rodriguez Inouye, Donna Church, Mack Tucker and20 others.

With Nita Ros, Tushar Deshpande, Tracy Rohrer-May, Mandoy Pansing Navotas Angeles, Amelia Gonzalez, Maria Elena Landin Zea, Heidi Merz,Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu, Cher Koziol, Lilla Bella Moon, Debbie Johnston, Juliana Schmidt, Viento Indomito . and Rhonda Newell.

Restaurant near Sanyou Cave above the Chang Jiang river, Hubei, China — with Lilla Bella Moon,Amelia Gonzalez and Rhonda Newell.

The Jeita Grotto is a compound of two separate but interconnected karstic limestone caves: the upper grotto and lower grotto. The cave is situated in the Nahr Al-Kalb valley, locality of Jeita, near the Lebanese capital Beirut. The caves have formed over millions of years due to the dissolution of limestone. The 2130 meters long upper cave isn’t entirely accessible for tourist; only 750 meters can

be visited via a specially conceived walkway. Access of the rest remains restricted due to ecological reasons. A great variety of stalactites, stalagmites, columns, mushrooms, ponds, curtains and draperies can be seen in the upper cave. Characteristic for the lower cave is the underwater river, broken up by several small cataracts and rapids, and the lake named Dark Lake. It’s full with wonderful speleothemes. It is accessible only by electric boats for a distance of 500 meters.

— with Maria Elena Landin Zea, Heidi Merz, Mack Tucker, Wants Syam,Amelia Gonzalez, Evelyn Grier, Nilgün Aygün Kasapoğlu and Rhonda Newell.

Melissani Caves, Greece — with David Carmichael,Billy Schroder, Di Page and 48 others.

Melissani Caves, Greece — with Andreas Gama,Hilda Ofelia Sanchez, Helene Lacasse and 47 others.