This list of deepest caves includes the deepest known natural caves according to maximum surveyed depth as of 2025. The depth value is measured from the highest to the lowest …

Oct 18, 2025 · Approximate depth: 7,257 feet (2,212 meters) The Veryovkina Cave, or Verëvkina Cave, currently holds the official Guinness World Record as the world’s deepest cave.

These ten deepest caves each present unique elements, from the captivating stalactites and stalagmites of Veryovkina Cave to the labyrinthine chambers of the Snezhnaja Cave.

3 days ago · The deepest known cave on Earth is Veryovkina Cave, a colossal shaft system plunging through the limestone of the Caucasus Mountains. Located in the Arabika Massif in …

In March 2018, a group of Russian speleologists – led by Pavel Demidov and Ilya Turbanov – descended to the bottom of the Veryovkina Cave in the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, …

May 13, 2025 · Here is a list of 15 of the world’s deepest caves that brave explorers have managed to document, each representing the pinnacle of underground exploration achievement.

Krubera Cave (also known as Voronja or Voronya Cave) ranks 1st as the deepest cave in the world. The cave is located in the Arabika Massif of the Gagra Range in the Western Caucasus …

Mar 8, 2025 · Before Veryovkina Cave was fully explored, Krubera Cave held the title of the world’s deepest. It remains one of the most fascinating underground systems, featuring …

The Big Cascade, the largest pit in Krubera Cave, plunges 499 feet (152 meters), but spans less than a tenth of the distance to the cave's unknown bottom.

Veryovkina became the second super deep cave (over 2 km (1.2 mi)) and the deepest accessible without diving equipment. Late August 2017 – the PST reached a depth of 2,204 m (7,231 ft), …