Dragon's Breath Cave
Dragon's Breath Cave is located in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia on private land, not accessible to the general public. The cave was discovered by Roger Ellis during a caving expedition to the area in 1986. It is named for the moist air rising from its entrance which resembled the breath of a dragon.[1]
The cave contains the world's largest non-
Martyn Farr records in his book "The Darkness Beckons" the exploration of the cave by a team of divers and cavers led by Roger Ellis and Charles Maxwell of the South African Spelaeological Association a year after the cave was identified in 1986 by cavers as being of significant size.[7]
See also
- Caves of Namibia
- Great Man-Made River – Network of pipes that supplies water to the north of Libya, a project based on another fossil water store in an arid area in Africa
- Kalahari– Semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa
- Southern Africa – Southernmost region of the African continent
References
- ^ a b Kelly, Daniel (24 January 2014). "Dragon's Breath Cave Holds the World's Largest Underground Lake". Lake Scientist. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Africa, Wanted in (2020-06-12). "Dragon's Breath Cave: Namibia has the worlds largest underground lake". Wanted in Africa. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "Namibia's hidden depths". Travel Namibia Magazine. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ^ Vickie Siegel Presenting 2019 Expedition to Dragon's Breath Cave, Namibia - March 4, 2020, retrieved 2022-03-19
- ^ Fileccia, Alessio (2012). "Namibian ground water systems" (PDF). Speleo Diversity. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ^ Proudlove, G.H. (2018–2019). "Clarias cavernicola". cavefishes.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ISBN 0-906371-87-2.
External links
- Discovery Channel: Video: Dragon's Breath Cave
- (af) Nuwe duikrekord opgestel ("New dive record set", Republikein, 13 June 2012. URL accessed on 20 October 2015.
- (af) Dieper die aarde se maag in[permanent dead link] ("Deeper into the bowels of the earth"), Republikein, 13 July 2012. URL accessed on 20 October 2015.
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