Die längsten Unterwasserhöhlensysteme der Welt
Situation : 8.7.2009 / Stand 8.7.2009
Editor: Oliver Knab Im Tiergarten 50 8055 Zürich , Switzerland [email protected] / [email protected])
1) Sistema Ox Bel Ha ,Mexiko 180038 m CINDAAQ,MCEP 05/2009 A 2) Sistema Sac Actun , Mexiko 171515 m Reato/Schmittner 06/2009 A 3) Cenote Dos Ojos, Mexiko 62209 m Bogaerts/Schmittner 12/2008 A 4) Wakulla- Leonsinks cave system, Florida,USA 51483 m Mc. Kinlay 05/2009 B 5) Sistema Aktun Hu , Mexiko 27942 m Alvarez/Attolini/Nava 05/2009 A 6) Sistema Toh Ha , Mexiko 27796 m Berni/Sieff 05/2009 A 7) Sistema Caracol , Mexico 26972 m Granucci /Buechel 06/2009 C 8) Sistema Naranjal , Mexiko 24324 m Kampe 10/2008 A 9) Sistema Koox Baal , Mexiko 20086 m Czech Speleo Sur. 11/2008 A 10) Beacon woods cave system , Florida , USA (CC) 18288 m Warren 06/2009 D 11) Sistema Tux Kupaxa , Mexiko 15144 m Czech Speleo Sur. 03/2009 A 12) Sistema Ponderosa , Mexiko 15018 m Gerrard 02/2000 A 13) Cathedral-Falmouth system , Florida , USA 14386 m Leonard 01/2009 B 14) Old Bellamy cave system , Florida,USA 12657 m Poucher 06/2009 F 15) Cenote Pitch , Mexiko 12087 m Brunet 05/2009 G 16) Sistema Camilo , Mexiko 10751 m Cleveland/Sampson 04/2009 A 17) Cova de Sa Gleda , Mallorca , Spanien 10500 m Gracia/Fornos/Clamor 01/2009 H 18) Cenote Muul Three , Mexiko 9629 m SAET 09/2005 A 19) Cenote Xunan Ha , Mexiko 9236 m Depin 05/2009 G 20) Cenote Chac Mol , Mexiko 9192 m Matthes 02/2000 A 21) Lucayan Caverns , Bahamas , USA 9181 m Exley 06/2009 J 22) Cueva Quebrada, Cozumel , Mexiko 8920 m Island cave research 06/2009 A 23) Sistema Dos Pisos , Mexiko 8404 m Berni/ Sieff 05/2009 A 24) Tankcave , Australien 8035 m Dalla Zuanna , JDZ 06/2009 K 25) Madison Blue spring , Florida , USA 7775 m Bruic 06/2009 F 26) Cenote Zapote , Mexiko 7696 m Wiejski-Wolschendorf 02/2005 A 27) Telford springs , Florida , USA 7620 m Kunkle,Poucher 06/2009 J 28) Peacock I –II cave system , Florida , USA 7408 m Poucher 06/2009 F 29) Devils Eye spring , Florida , USA 7175 m Hancock 00/2005 F 30) Manatee spring cave system , Florida , USA 7125 m Poucher 06/2009 F 31) Hart spring - black lagoon system , Florida , USA 6925 m Skiles 04/2009 M 32) Entrada Boca Paila , Mexiko 6890 m CINDAQ/MCEP 06/2008 A 33) Chipshole/Cals cave,Florida , USA 6795 m Scarabin 01/2009 B 34) Sistema Xel Ha norte , Mexiko 6652 m Bogaerts,Phillips 09/2004 A 35) Grotta della Utopia , Sardinien , Italien 6625 m Schafheutle 05/2009 O 36) Three Island cave ,Quebec , Kanada (AA) 6563 m Sawatzky 01/2008 P 37) Bananeira cave, Brasilien 6400 m Menezes,Nairne 01/2005 L 38) Cueva Aerolito , Cozumel , Mexiko 6100 m Ormeroid 00/1993 A 39) Dan s Cave , Abaco , Bahamas , USA (BB) 6098 m Kakuk 05/2009 E 40) Blue spring-Green sink cavesystem, Florida,USA 6096 m Exley 06/2009 J 41) Doux de Coly , Frankreich 6050 m Buchaly 06/2009 N 42) Entrada Caapechen , Mexiko 5937 m Yaxchen Project 02/2007 A 43) Sistema Joolis , Mexiko 5908 m Czech Speleo Sur. 11/2008 A 44) Hornsby springs cave system , Florida , USA 5876 m Exley 06/2009 J 45) Jackson Blue springs , Florida , USA 5576 m Poucher 06/2009 F 46) Sistema Actun Chen , Mexico 5434 m Birnbach, Le Maillot 01/2001 A 47) Sistema Taj Mahal , Mexiko 5360 m Carnahan/Phillips 04/2004 A 48) Molnar Janos cave system , Hungary 5335 m Zsolt 07/2009 Q 49) Sistema Actun Koh , Mexiko 5156 m Devos 01/2001 A 50) Sistema Cangrejo , Mexiko 5131 m Czech Speleo Sur. 11/2008 A
List compiled by: Michael Poucher ( [email protected] ) Bob Gulden ( [email protected] ) www.caverbob.com/uwcave.htm Quintana Roo speleological survey (www.caves.org/project/qrss/qrlongde.htm) www.cavesurvey.com Oliver Knab ( [email protected] / [email protected] )
Limit to enter the List: 5000 meters
Condition /Term: Underwatercavepassages and sumps which must have inwaterconnection. Airbells are accepted but interrupting dry cavepassages between sumps are not accepted.
Indicated names are persons which are responsible for the update and are not the explorers names.
Indicated dates are the last infodate received for the update. Indicated letter after the date is source of information see list below :
A) Coke B)McKinlay C)Buechel D)Warren E)Kakuk F)Poucher G)Brunet H) Info Plongee J)Gulden K)Dalla Zuanna L)Leyk M)Skiles N)Buchaly O)Schafheutle P)Sawatzky.Q) Zsolt
AA) Three Island cave is a part of the 10470 meters long Ottawa river caves system . Three Island cave has openwaterconnection by the Ottawariver to Gervaiscave.
BB) Dan s cave is explored to approx. 7013 meters , the approx. 915 m extension is not surveyed. Info: [email protected]
CC) Beacon woods cave system is explored to approx. 75000 feet / 22860 meters. 60 000 feet / 18288 meters (approx.) are surveyed / topographied . Info : [email protected]