New Athos Cave
New Athos Cave | |
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ახალი ათონის მღვიმე, Афон Ҿыцтәи аҳаҧы, Новоафонская Пещера | |
Location of the caves in Abkhazia | |
Location | New Athos |
Coordinates | 43°05′26.34″N 40°48′36.03″E / 43.0906500°N 40.8100083°ECoordinates: 43°05′26.34″N 40°48′36.03″E / 43.0906500°N 40.8100083°E |
Depth | 183 m |
Length | 1,900 m |
Geology | Karst cave |
Entrances | 4 |
Access | Public |
Show cave opened | 1961 |
Show cave length | 1,900 m |
Website | Official website |
The New Athos Cave (Abkhazian: Афон Ҿыцтәи аҳаҧы; Georgian: ახალი ათონის მღვიმე; Russian: Новоафонская Пещера) also Novoafonskaya, Novy Afon Cave, or New Afon Cave is a karst cave in the Iverian Mountain in Abkhazia (Georgia[1]) near the city of New Athos.
Overview[]
The abyss on a slope of the Iverian Mountain was known for ages, referred to as the "Bottomless Pit". It was explored in 1961 by an expedition of four: Zurab Tintilozov,[2] Arsen Okrojanashvili,[3] Boris Gergedava,[4] and Givi Smyr.[5]
Since 1975, it has been a major tourist attraction, featuring its own underground railway.[6] The cave consists of 9 major cavities.
Gallery[]
The Skeleton
Ep train in New Athos Cave metro
Ep-563 train in New Athos Cave metro
See also[]
- New Athos Cave Railway
- Voronya Cave, second deepest in the world
Notes and references[]
- ^ a b Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory and designates it as a territory occupied by Russia. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.
- ^ In Georgian, ზურაბ ტინტილოზოვი
- ^ In Georgian, არსენ ოქროჯანაშვილი
- ^ In Georgian, ბორის გერგედავა
- ^ In Georgian, გივი სმირი
- ^ New Athos Cave Railway at metro-novyafon.narod.ru
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Athos Cave. |
- (in Russian) New Athos Cave home page
- New Athos Cave at showcaves.com
Categories:
- Caves of Abkhazia
- Limestone caves
- Show caves
- Geography of Abkhazia
- Gudauta District
- Tourist attractions in Georgia (country)
- Abkhazia stubs
- Georgia (country) geography stubs