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Caves and Cave Systems

Caves, caverns, grottoes and cave systems formed in karst and other rock, including show caves, sea caves, lava caves, salt caves and the great chambers of the world. Most are made when water dissolves limestone along cracks and bedding planes, then leaves air-filled passages where stalactites, stalagmites and other mineral deposits grow. A landform belongs here when its cited article calls it a cave, cavern, grotto or cave system.

Caves and Cave Systems
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Batu Caves (Wikipedia)
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Batu Caves are a series of limestone caves in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Cave of the Crystals (Wikipedia)
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Cave of the Crystals (Spanish: Cueva de los cristales), also known as Naica Cave (Spanish: Cueva de Naica) or the Giant Crystal Cave, is a cave connected to the Naica Mine at a depth of 300 metres (980 ft), in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Sarawak Chamber (Wikipedia)
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Sarawak Chamber is the largest known cave chamber in the world by area and the second largest by volume after the Miao Room in China.
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Jenolan Caves (Wikipedia)
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The Jenolan Caves (Tharawal: Binoomea, Bindo, Binda) are limestone caves located within the Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve in the Central Tablelands region, west of the Blue Mountains, in Jenolan, Oberon Council, New South Wales, in eastern Australia.
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Reed Flute Cave (Wikipedia)
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The Reed Flute Cave (Chinese: 芦笛岩; pinyin: Lúdí Yán), also known as "the Palace of Natural Arts," is a landmark and tourist attraction in Guilin, Guangxi, China.
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Krubera Cave (Wikipedia)
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Kruber's Cave, also Krubera Cave (Georgian: კრუბერის გამოქვაბული, romanized: k'ruberis gamokvabuli or კრუბერის ღრმული, k'ruberis ghrmuli; Abkhaz: Ӡоу Аҳаҧы, romanized: Źou Ah̦aṕy), also known as Voronya Cave (sometimes spelled Voronja Cave), is the deepest known cave on Earth.
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Grotto (Wikipedia)
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A grotto or grot is a natural or artificial cave or covered recess.
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Cave (Wikipedia)
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Caves and caverns are natural voids under the surface of the Earth and have also been observed in other rocky worlds (e.g., on Mars).
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Sea cave (Wikipedia)
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A sea cave or littoral cave is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea.
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Salt cave (Wikipedia)
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A salt cave is a cave formed within rock salt by the dissolution of this very soluble rock by water.
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Talus cave (Wikipedia)
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A talus cave, also known as a boulder cave, is a type of cave formed by the gaps between one or, more commonly, many large boulders.
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Anchor Church (Wikipedia)
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Anchor Church is a series of caves in a Keuper Sandstone (Triassic conglomerate) outcrop, close to the village of Ingleby, Derbyshire, England.
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Jack Cade's Cavern (Wikipedia)
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Jack Cade's Cavern is a cavern, extending several hundred feet underground, in Blackheath, south-east London, England.
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Škocjan Caves (Wikipedia)
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Škocjan Caves (pronounced [ˈʃkɔːtsjan]; Slovene: Škocjanske jame, Italian: Grotte di San Canziano) is a cave system located in Slovenia. Škocjan Caves was included on UNESCO’s list of natural and cultural World Heritage Sites in 1986. Škocjan Caves is a significant underground phenomenon on the Karst Plateau and in
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Hang Sơn Đoòng (Wikipedia)
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Sơn Đoòng Cave (Vietnamese: hang Sơn Đoòng, IPA: [haŋ˧ ɕɤn˧ ɗɔŋ˨˩]), in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Quảng Trị province, Vietnam, is the world's largest natural cave.
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Zhijin Cave (Wikipedia)
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Zhijin Cave (simplified Chinese: 织金洞; traditional Chinese: 織金洞; pinyin: Zhījīn Dòng; lit. 'Weaving Gold Cave') is a karst cave located in Minzhai Village (民寨乡), Zhijin County, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China.
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Movile Cave (Wikipedia)
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Movile Cave (Romanian: Peștera Movile) is a cave near Mangalia, Constanța County, Romania discovered in 1986 by Cristian Lascu during construction work a few kilometers from the Black Sea coast.
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Abrskil Cave (Wikipedia)
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Abrskil Cave or Abrskila (Georgian: აბრსკილის მღვიმე) is a stalactite cave near Otapi village in Abkhazia, Georgia.
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Stalactite (Wikipedia)
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A stalactite (UK: , US: ; from Ancient Greek σταλακτός (stalaktós) 'dripping', from σταλάσσειν (stalássein) 'to drip') is a mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or man-made structures such as bridges and mines.
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Stalagmite (Wikipedia)
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A stalagmite (UK: , US: ; from Greek σταλαγμίτης (stalagmítēs); from Ancient Greek σταλαγμίας (stalagmías) 'dropping, trickling' and -ίτης (-ítēs) 'one connected to, a member of') is a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the floor from ceiling
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Rock shelter (Wikipedia)
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A rock shelter (also rockhouse, crepuscular cave, bluff shelter, or abri) is a shallow cave-like opening at the base of a bluff or cliff.
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Blowhole (geology) (Wikipedia)
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In geology, a blowhole or marine geyser is formed as sea caves grow landward and upward into vertical shafts and expose themselves toward the surface, which can result in hydraulic compression of seawater that is released through a port from the top of the blowhole.
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Mammoth Cave National Park (Wikipedia)
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It encompasses portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave system in the world.
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park (Wikipedia)
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The primary attraction of the park is the show cave Carlsbad Cavern.
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Waitomo (Wikipedia)
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There are several solutional cave systems in the area around the village, which are popular tourist attractions.
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