From Handwiki This list of deepest caves includes the deepest known natural caves according to maximum surveyed depth (As of 2022). The depth value is measured from the highest to the lowest accessible cave point.
| # | Name | Depth (m) | Length (km) | Country | coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veryovkina Cave | 2212[1] | 17.5 km (10.9 mi)[1] | Abkhazia / Georgia | [ ⚑ ] 43°23′51″N 40°21′34.9″E / 43.3975°N 40.359694°E |
| 2 | Krubera-Voronja Cave | 2199[2][3] | 23.0 km (14.3 mi)[4][5] | Abkhazia / Georgia | [ ⚑ ] 43°25′04.0″N 40°18′35.4″E / 43.41778°N 40.309833°E |
| 3 | Sarma cave | 1830[2][6] | 19.2 km (11.9 mi)[6] | Abkhazia / Georgia | [ ⚑ ] 43°24′56.2″N 40°21′50″E / 43.415611°N 40.36389°E |
| 4 | Snezhnaja cave (ru) | 1760[7] | 40.8 km (25.4 mi) | Abkhazia / Georgia | [ ⚑ ] 43°15′53″N 40°43′06″E / 43.26472°N 40.71833°E |
| 5 | Lamprechtsofen | 1735[8] | 61 km (38 mi)[8] | Austria | [ ⚑ ] 47°31′34″N 12°44′21″E / 47.52611°N 12.73917°E |
| 6 | Gouffre Mirolda | 1733[4] | 13 km (8.1 mi) | France | [ ⚑ ] 46°05′22″N 6°46′11″E / 46.08944°N 6.76972°E |
| 7 | Gouffre Jean-Bernard | 1617[9] | 27.1 km (16.8 mi)[10] | France | [ ⚑ ] 46°06′08″N 6°46′46.6″E / 46.10222°N 6.779611°E |
| 8 | Sistema del Cerro del Cuevón (es) | 1589[11] | 7 km (4.3 mi) | Spain | [ ⚑ ] 43°13′14″N 4°51′37″W / 43.22056°N 4.86028°W |
| 9 | Hirlatzhöhle (de) | 1560[12] | 113.5 km (70.5 mi)[12] | Austria | [ ⚑ ] 47°32′41.9″N 13°37′51.5″E / 47.544972°N 13.630972°E |
| 10 | Sistema Huautla | 1560[13] | 89 km (55 mi)[14] | Mexico | [ ⚑ ] 18°07′16.37″N 96°48′00.03″W / 18.1212139°N 96.8000083°W |
| 11 | Chevé Cave | 1536[15] | 77.0 km (47.8 mi)[15] | Mexico | [ ⚑ ] 17°51′51.6″N 96°47′39.6″W / 17.864333°N 96.794333°W |
| 12 | Pantjuhinskaja Cave (ru) | 1508[4] | 7.9 km (4.9 mi) | Abkhazia / Georgia | [ ⚑ ] 43°19′54.4″N 40°29′56.9″E / 43.331778°N 40.499139°E |
| 13 | Sima de la Cornisa | 1507[11][16] | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) | Spain | [ ⚑ ] 43°10′45″N 04°51′51″W / 43.17917°N 4.86417°W |
| 14 | Čehi 2 | 1505[17] | 5.5 km (3.4 mi)[17] | Slovenia | [ ⚑ ] 46°22′01″N 13°30′36″E / 46.36694°N 13.51°E |
| 15 | Sistema del Trave (fr) | 1441[11] | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) | Spain | [ ⚑ ] 43°13′16″N 04°51′29″W / 43.22111°N 4.85806°W |
| 16 | Velebit caves | 1431[18][19] | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) | Croatia | [ ⚑ ] 44°46′01″N 15°01′35″E / 44.76694°N 15.02639°E |
| 17 | Boybuloq | 1430[20] | 15.2 km (9.4 mi)[20] | Uzbekistan | [ ⚑ ] 38°23′04″N 67°30′06″E / 38.38444°N 67.50167°E |
| 18 | Egma Sinkhole | 1429[21] | 3.1 km (10,000 ft)[22] | Turkey | [ ⚑ ] 36°18′54″N 32°46′44″E / 36.315°N 32.77889°E |
| 19 | Gouffre de La Pierre Saint-Martin (fr) | 1410[23] | 87.3 km (54.2 mi). | France , Spain | [ ⚑ ] 42°58′05″N 0°46′10″W / 42.96806°N 0.76944°W |
| 20 | Kuzgun Cave (ru) | 1400[24] | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) | Turkey | [ ⚑ ] 37°50′13.50″N 35°17′12.31″E / 37.837083°N 35.2867528°E |
| 21 | Hochscharten-Höhlensystem | 1394[8][25] | 14.6 km (9.1 mi) | Austria | [ ⚑ ] 47°35′10.8″N 13°05′40.1″E / 47.586333°N 13.094472°E |
| 22 | Črnelsko brezno (sl) | 1393[17][26] | 20 km (12 mi)[17] | Slovenia | [ ⚑ ] 46°22′25.8″N 13°30′56.5″E / 46.373833°N 13.515694°E |
| 23 | Abisso Paolo Roversi | 1360[27][28] | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) | Italy | [ ⚑ ] 44°06′43.5″N 10°13′32.9″E / 44.112083°N 10.225806°E |
| 24 | Sistema Arañonera-Tendenera | 1349[11][29][30] | 45.2 km (28.1 mi) | Spain | [ ⚑ ] 42°40′45.8″N 0°08′33.4″W / 42.679389°N 0.142611°W |
| 25 | BU 56 (fr) | 1340[31] | 32.6 km (20.3 mi) | Spain | [ ⚑ ] 42°55′37.4″N 0°45′28.1″W / 42.927056°N 0.757806°W |
| 26 | Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle | 1340[32][33] | 164.5 km (102.2 mi) | Switzerland | [ ⚑ ] 46°47′1.76″N 7°54′4.43″E / 46.7838222°N 7.9012306°E |
| 27 | Nedam (jama) (hr) | 1335[34][35] | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) | Croatia | [ ⚑ ] 44°45′41.4″N 15°01′56.0″E / 44.7615°N 15.03222°E |
| 28 | Sima del Sabbat (B112) | 1327[11][36] | 3 km (1.9 mi) | Spain | [ ⚑ ] 42°30′59.1″N 0°18′27.8″E / 42.516417°N 0.307722°E |
| 29 | Slovačka jama (hr) | 1324[37][19] | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) | Croatia | [ ⚑ ] 44°44′53″N 15°00′16″E / 44.74806°N 15.00444°E |
| 30 | Renetovo brezno (sl) | 1322[17] | 12.3 km (7.6 mi)[17] | Slovenia | [ ⚑ ] 46°21′18.9″N 13°26′42.4″E / 46.35525°N 13.445111°E |
| 31 | Mala Boka | 1319[17][38][39] | 11.9 km (7.4 mi)[17] | Slovenia | [ ⚑ ] 46°19′16.6″N 13°29′28.6″E / 46.321278°N 13.491278°E |
| 32 | Complesso del Releccio Alfredo Bini (it) | 1313[40] | 25.3 km (15.7 mi) | Italy | [ ⚑ ] 45°57′27.6″N 9°22′52.8″E / 45.957667°N 9.381333°E |
| 33 | Jojar Cave | 1300[14] | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) | Iran | [ ⚑ ] 34°25′31.2″N 47°16′51.6″E / 34.425333°N 47.281°E |
| 34 | Cosanostraloch - Berger - Platteneck Höhlensystem (de) | 1291[12][41] | 30.3 km (18.8 mi) | Austria | [ ⚑ ] 47°33′27″N 13°13′16″E / 47.5575°N 13.22111°E |
| 35 | Iljuhinskaja | 1286[42][43] | 8.9 km (5.5 mi) | Abkhazia / Georgia | [ ⚑ ] 43°25′53″N 40°21′10″E / 43.43146°N 40.35288°E |
| 35 | Višnevskij cave | 1283[44][45] | 8.5 km (5.3 mi)[44] | Uzbekistan | [ ⚑ ] 38°22′27″N 67°31′58″E / 38.37417°N 67.53278°E |
| 37 | Cueva Charco | 1278[14][46] | 6.7 km (4.2 mi)[14] | Mexico | [ ⚑ ] 17°56′12″N 96°46′25.8″W / 17.93667°N 96.773833°W |
| 38 | Morca Cave | 1276[47] | 5.1 km (17,000 ft) | Turkey | [ ⚑ ] 36°18′33.7″N 32°39′37.4″E / 36.309361°N 32.660389°E |
| 39 | Gouffre Berger | 1271[48] | 45 km (28 mi) | France | [ ⚑ ] 45°13′09″N 5°36′17.2″E / 45.21917°N 5.604778°E |
| 40 | Sistema del (Pozu) Xitu - Cueva de Culiembro (es) | 1264[11][49] | 10.7 km (6.6 mi) | Spain | [ ⚑ ] 43°14′25.8″N 4°55′36.9″W / 43.2405°N 4.926917°W |
| 41 | Moskovskaja | 1260[2] | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) | Abkhazia / Georgia | [ ⚑ ] 43°26′30″N 40°22′56.7″E / 43.44167°N 40.382417°E |
| 42 | Réseau du Casoar | 1258[50][51] | 17.3 km (10.7 mi) | Papua New Guinea | [ ⚑ ] 5°28′53″S 151°20′46″E / 5.48139°S 151.34611°E |
| 43 | Torca dos los Rebecos | 1255[11][52] | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) | Spain | [ ⚑ ] 43°13′01.8″N 4°51′28.7″W / 43.217167°N 4.857972°W |
| 44 | Pozo del Madejuno | 1252[11][53] | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) | Spain | [ ⚑ ] 43°10′05.4″N 4°50′40.5″W / 43.168167°N 4.844583°W |
| 45 | Sistema J2 | 1229[54][55] | 14.8 km (9.2 mi) | Mexico | [ ⚑ ] 17°54′13.75″N 96°45′46.76″W / 17.9038194°N 96.7629889°W |
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