List of deepest caves

This list of deepest caves includes the deepest known natural caves according to maximum surveyed depth as of 2024. The depth value is measured from the highest to the lowest accessible cave point.


# Name Depth (m) Length (km) Length (mi) Country Coordinates
1 Krubera-Voronja Cave 2224 23.0 km 14.3 mi 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)
2 Veryovkina Cave 2209 17.5 km 10.9 mi Abkhazia / Georgia 43°23′51″N 40°21′34.9″E / 43.39750°N 40.359694°E / 43.39750; 40.359694 (Veryovkina)
3 Sarma cave 1830 19.2 km 11.9 mi 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 1760 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 Lamprechtsofen 1727 61.0 km 37.9 mi Austria 47°31′34″N 12°44′21″E / 47.52611°N 12.73917°E / 47.52611; 12.73917 (Lamprechtsofen)
6 Gouffre Mirolda 1661 22.0 km 13.7 mi France 46°05′19.9″N 6°46′14.0″E / 46.088861°N 6.770556°E / 46.088861; 6.770556 (Gouffre Mirolda)
7 Gouffre Jean-Bernard 1612 29.5 km 18.3 mi 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 1589 7.0 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 117.8 km 73.2 mi 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 100.2 km 62.3 mi 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 1529 87.2 km 54.2 mi 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 18.4 km 11.4 mi Uzbekistan 38°23′04″N 67°30′06″E / 38.38444°N 67.50167°E / 38.38444; 67.50167 (Boybuloq Cave)
13 Pantjuhinskaja Cave 1508 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 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 5.5 km 3.4 mi 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 1441 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 Lukina-Trojama system 1431 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 3.1 km 1.9 mi 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 88.1 km 54.7 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 1400 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 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 1393 20.0 km 12.4 mi 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 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 46.3 km 28.8 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 Sima del Sabbat (B112) 1346 6.7 km 4.2 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))
26 BU 56 1340 38.9 km 24.2 mi Spain 42°55′37.4″N 0°45′28.1″W / 42.927056°N 0.757806°W / 42.927056; -0.757806 (BU 56)
27 Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle 1340 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)
28 Nedam 1335 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)
29 Slovačka jama 1324 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 1322 13.3 km 8.3 mi 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 11.9 km 7.4 mi 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 1313 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 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 1291 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 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 8.5 km 5.3 mi 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 6.7 km 4.2 mi 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 5.7 km 3.5 mi 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 45.0 km 28.0 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 1264 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 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 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 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 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 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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