Cavers Assist Construction Workers with Cavity Discovery
French construction workers were recently assisted by cavers after they discovered a cavity. The workers had been installing water pipes to connect the village of Tharaux in the south of …
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Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Hits 400 Miles
February 16, 2013 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaKentucky’s Mammoth Cave, the longest cave in the world, has now been surveyed to an amazing 400 miles (643 kilometers). The announcement was made by Mammoth Cave National Park Superintendent …
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Attend a Presentation on Fort Stanton Cave’s Snowy River Passage
February 11, 2013 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaA presentation on the exploration of Fort Stanton Cave’s Snowy River Passage will be held on February 23rd at New Mexico’s El Camino Real International Heritage Center. “The Most Remote …
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World’s Longest Sea Caves Surveyed in New Zealand
February 7, 2013 / New Zealand, OceaniaRecent surveys of New Zealand’s Matainaka Cave have confirmed it, as of October 2012, as the world’s longest sea cave. Based on survey work by Nicholas Barth, Matainaka Cave, located …
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Attend the 10th Mammoth Cave Research Symposium
February 4, 2013 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaThis February 14th and 15th, the 10th Mammoth Cave Research Symposium will be held at the Rotunda Room of the Mammoth Cave Hotel. Sponsored by the Mammoth Cave International Center …
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Swedish Cave Diver Dies in Hospital After Incident in France
A Swedish cave diver died in hospital on Monday, January 28th after an incident while diving in the Landenouse resurgence between Cadrieu and Cajarc in southwest France. Reports indicate that …
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Phantom Springs Cave Becomes Deepest Underwater Cave in the U.S.
January 23, 2013 / Texas, United States, North AmericaAn early January expedition to explore Phantom Springs Cave in Texas saw divers hit a depth of 140.8 meters (462 feet), making it the deepest underwater cave system known in …
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Cave Divers Expand Quintana Roo’s Sistema Sand Crack
January 15, 2013 / Mexico, North AmericaIn their most recent update, posted earlier today, the Quintana Roo Speleological Survey reported that the Quiet Diver Team has connected Cenote Herradura, Cenote K’oxul, Cenote Maya, Sistema Ak Tulum, …
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Villager Discovers New Cave in Jungles of Thailand
An elderly villager discovered a previously unknown cave in the jungles of the Thung Saliam district in Thailand’s Sukhothai province. The villager, 60-year-old Pankaew Thinakruea, recently found the cave while …
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Listen to the WOWO 2012 Expedition Interview
December 26, 2012 / Papua New Guinea, OceaniaIn an interview last month with Radio Australia, caver/photographer Philip Bence discussed this years WOWO 2012 expedition to Papua New Guinea. This spring’s month-long trip to the Nakanai Ranges of …
