List of deepest caves

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This list of deepest caves includes the deepest known natural

caves according to maximum surveyed depth as of 2023
. The depth value is measured from the highest to the lowest accessible cave point.


# Name Depth (m) Length (km) Country coordinates
1 Veryovkina Cave 2223[1][2] 17.5 km (10.9 mi)[1] Abkhazia / Georgia 43°23′51″N 40°21′34.9″E / 43.39750°N 40.359694°E / 43.39750; 40.359694 (Veryovkina)
2 Krubera-Voronja Cave 2199[3][4] 23.0 km (14.3 mi)[5][6] Abkhazia / Georgia 43°25′04.0″N 40°18′35.4″E / 43.417778°N 40.309833°E / 43.417778; 40.309833 (Krubera-Voronja Cave)
3 Sarma cave 1830[3][7] 19.2 km (11.9 mi)[7] Abkhazia / Georgia 43°24′56.2″N 40°21′50″E / 43.415611°N 40.36389°E / 43.415611; 40.36389 (Sarma Cave)
4 Snezhnaja cave [ru] 1760[8] 40.8 km (25.4 mi) Abkhazia / Georgia 43°15′53″N 40°43′06″E / 43.26472°N 40.71833°E / 43.26472; 40.71833 (Snezhnaja cave)
5 Gouffre Mirolda 1733[5] 17.9 km (11.1 mi)[9] France 46°05′19.9″N 6°46′14.0″E / 46.088861°N 6.770556°E / 46.088861; 6.770556 (Gouffre Mirolda)
6 Lamprechtsofen 1727[10] 61 km (38 mi)[10] Austria 47°31′34″N 12°44′21″E / 47.52611°N 12.73917°E / 47.52611; 12.73917 (Lamprechtsofen)
7 Gouffre Jean-Bernard 1612[11] 29.2 km (18.1 mi)[12] France 46°06′08″N 6°46′46.6″E / 46.10222°N 6.779611°E / 46.10222; 6.779611 (Gouffre Jean-Bernard)
8 Sistema del Cerro del Cuevón [es] 1589[13] 7 km (4.3 mi) Spain 43°13′14″N 4°51′37″W / 43.22056°N 4.86028°W / 43.22056; -4.86028 (Torca del Cerro del Cuevón)
9 Hirlatzhöhle 1560[14] 113.5 km (70.5 mi)[14] Austria 47°32′41.9″N 13°37′51.5″E / 47.544972°N 13.630972°E / 47.544972; 13.630972 (Hirlatzhöhle)
10 Sistema Huautla 1560[15] 89 km (55 mi)[16] Mexico 18°07′16.37″N 96°48′00.03″W / 18.1212139°N 96.8000083°W / 18.1212139; -96.8000083 (Sótano de San Agustin, Sistema Huautla)
11 Chevé Cave 1536[17] 77.0 km (47.8 mi)[17] Mexico 17°51′51.6″N 96°47′39.6″W / 17.864333°N 96.794333°W / 17.864333; -96.794333 (Chevé Cave)
12 Boybuloq 1517[18] 18.4 km (11.4 mi)[19] Uzbekistan 38°23′04″N 67°30′06″E / 38.38444°N 67.50167°E / 38.38444; 67.50167 (Boybuloq Cave)
13 Pantjuhinskaja Cave [ru] 1508[5] 7.9 km (4.9 mi) Abkhazia / Georgia 43°19′54.4″N 40°29′56.9″E / 43.331778°N 40.499139°E / 43.331778; 40.499139 (Pantjuhinskaja Cave)
14 Sima de la Cornisa 1507[13][20] 6.4 km (4.0 mi) Spain 43°10′45″N 04°51′51″W / 43.17917°N 4.86417°W / 43.17917; -4.86417 (Sima de la Cornisa)
15 Čehi 2 1505[21] 5.5 km (3.4 mi)[21] Slovenia 46°22′01″N 13°30′36″E / 46.36694°N 13.51000°E / 46.36694; 13.51000 (Čehi 2)
16 Sistema del Trave [fr] 1441[13] 9.1 km (5.7 mi) Spain 43°13′16″N 04°51′29″W / 43.22111°N 4.85806°W / 43.22111; -4.85806 (Sistema del Trave)
17 Velebit caves 1431[22][23] 3.7 km (2.3 mi) Croatia 44°46′01″N 15°01′35″E / 44.76694°N 15.02639°E / 44.76694; 15.02639 (Velebit caves)
18 Egma Sinkhole 1429[24] 3.1 km (10,000 ft)[25] Turkey 36°18′54″N 32°46′44″E / 36.31500°N 32.77889°E / 36.31500; 32.77889 (Egma Sinkhole)
19 Gouffre de la Pierre Saint-Martin 1410[26] 87.9 km (54.6 mi). France, Spain 42°58′05″N 0°46′10″W / 42.96806°N 0.76944°W / 42.96806; -0.76944 (Gouffre de La Pierre Saint-Martin)
20 Kuzgun Cave [ru] 1400[27] 3.1 km (1.9 mi) Turkey 37°50′13.50″N 35°17′12.31″E / 37.8370833°N 35.2867528°E / 37.8370833; 35.2867528 (Kuzgun Cave)
21 Hochscharten-Höhlensystem 1394[10][28] 14.6 km (9.1 mi) Austria 47°35′10.8″N 13°05′40.1″E / 47.586333°N 13.094472°E / 47.586333; 13.094472 (Hochschartehöhlensystem)
22 Črnelsko brezno [sl] 1393[21][29] 20 km (12 mi)[21] Slovenia 46°22′25.8″N 13°30′56.5″E / 46.373833°N 13.515694°E / 46.373833; 13.515694 (Črnelsko brezno sistem)
23 Abisso Paolo Roversi 1360[30][31] 4.2 km (2.6 mi) Italy 44°06′43.5″N 10°13′32.9″E / 44.112083°N 10.225806°E / 44.112083; 10.225806 (Abisso Paolo Roversi)
24 Sistema Arañonera-Tendenera 1349[13][32][33] 45.2 km (28.1 mi) Spain 42°40′45.8″N 0°08′33.4″W / 42.679389°N 0.142611°W / 42.679389; -0.142611 (Sistema Arañonera-Tendenera)
25 BU 56 [fr] 1340[34] 35.7 km (22.2 mi) Spain 42°55′37.4″N 0°45′28.1″W / 42.927056°N 0.757806°W / 42.927056; -0.757806 (BU 56)
26 Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle 1340[35][36] 164.5 km (102.2 mi) Switzerland 46°47′1.76″N 7°54′4.43″E / 46.7838222°N 7.9012306°E / 46.7838222; 7.9012306 (Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle)
27 Nedam (jama) [hr] 1335[37][38] 3.3 km (2.1 mi) Croatia 44°45′41.4″N 15°01′56.0″E / 44.761500°N 15.032222°E / 44.761500; 15.032222 (Nedam jama)
28 Sima del Sabbat (B112) 1327[13][39] 3 km (1.9 mi) Spain 42°30′59.1″N 0°18′27.8″E / 42.516417°N 0.307722°E / 42.516417; 0.307722 (Sima del Sabbat (B112))
29 Slovačka jama [hr] 1324[40][23] 6.4 km (4.0 mi) Croatia 44°44′53″N 15°00′16″E / 44.74806°N 15.00444°E / 44.74806; 15.00444 (Slovačka jama)
30 Renetovo brezno [sl] 1322[21] 12.3 km (7.6 mi)[21] Slovenia 46°21′18.9″N 13°26′42.4″E / 46.355250°N 13.445111°E / 46.355250; 13.445111 (Renetovo brezno)
31 Mala Boka 1319[21][41][42] 11.9 km (7.4 mi)[21] Slovenia 46°19′16.6″N 13°29′28.6″E / 46.321278°N 13.491278°E / 46.321278; 13.491278 (Mala Boka - Polska Jama (BC4) System)
32 Complesso del Releccio Alfredo Bini [it] 1313[43] 25.3 km (15.7 mi) Italy 45°57′27.6″N 9°22′52.8″E / 45.957667°N 9.381333°E / 45.957667; 9.381333 (Complesso del Releccio Alfredo Bini)
33 Jojar Cave 1300[16] 2.2 km (1.4 mi) Iran 34°25′31.2″N 47°16′51.6″E / 34.425333°N 47.281000°E / 34.425333; 47.281000 (Jojar Cave)
34 Cosanostraloch - Berger - Platteneck Höhlensystem [de] 1291[14][44] 30.3 km (18.8 mi) Austria 47°33′27″N 13°13′16″E / 47.55750°N 13.22111°E / 47.55750; 13.22111 (Cosanostraloch - Berger - Platteneck Höhlensystem)
35 Iljuhinskaja 1286[45][46] 8.9 km (5.5 mi) Abkhazia / Georgia 43°25′53″N 40°21′10″E / 43.43146°N 40.35288°E / 43.43146; 40.35288 (Vladimir V. Iljukhina System)
36 Višnevskij cave 1283[47][48] 8.5 km (5.3 mi)[47] Uzbekistan 38°22′27″N 67°31′58″E / 38.37417°N 67.53278°E / 38.37417; 67.53278 (Višnevskij cave)
37 Cueva Charco 1278[16][49] 6.7 km (4.2 mi)[16] Mexico 17°56′12″N 96°46′25.8″W / 17.93667°N 96.773833°W / 17.93667; -96.773833 (Cueva Charco)
38 Morca Cave 1276[50] [51] 5.7 km (19,000 ft)[52] Turkey 36°18′33.7″N 32°39′37.4″E / 36.309361°N 32.660389°E / 36.309361; 32.660389 (Morca Cave)
39 Gouffre Berger 1271[53] 45 km (28 mi) France 45°13′09″N 5°36′17.2″E / 45.21917°N 5.604778°E / 45.21917; 5.604778 (Gouffre Berger)
40 Sistema del (Pozu) Xitu - Cueva de Culiembro [es] 1264[13][54] 10.7 km (6.6 mi) Spain 43°14′25.8″N 4°55′36.9″W / 43.240500°N 4.926917°W / 43.240500; -4.926917 (Sistema del Jitu)
41 Moskovskaja 1260[3] 2.5 km (1.6 mi) Abkhazia / Georgia 43°26′30″N 40°22′56.7″E / 43.44167°N 40.382417°E / 43.44167; 40.382417 (Moskovskaja)
42 Réseau du Casoar 1258[55][56] 17.3 km (10.7 mi) Papua New Guinea 5°28′53″S 151°20′46″E / 5.48139°S 151.34611°E / -5.48139; 151.34611 (Réseau du Casoar)
43 Torca dos los Rebecos 1255[13][57] 2.2 km (1.4 mi) Spain 43°13′01.8″N 4°51′28.7″W / 43.217167°N 4.857972°W / 43.217167; -4.857972 (Torca dos los Rebecos)
44 Pozo del Madejuno 1252[13][58] 2.8 km (1.7 mi) Spain 43°10′05.4″N 4°50′40.5″W / 43.168167°N 4.844583°W / 43.168167; -4.844583 (Pozo del Madejuno)
45 Sistema J2 1229[59][60] 14.8 km (9.2 mi) Mexico 17°54′13.75″N 96°45′46.76″W / 17.9038194°N 96.7629889°W / 17.9038194; -96.7629889


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