Some fascinating caves all over the world has caught my attention while looking up our own caves in my country. Here are just a few of the many with mesmerizing beauty. I picked these because they were unusual.
Cave of Crystals (Chihuahua, Mexico):
This cave in Naica mine has the largest selenite crystals in the world, about 300 meters underground, some reaching 4 meter in diameter and 11 meters long, weighing as much as 55 tons. These crystals are formed by hydro-thermal fluids coming from the magma chambers with extreme temperatures of 58 degrees Celsius and high humidity. This cave was discovered in 2000 and is about 500 000 years old. Unfortunately only scientist are allowed in these caves, wearing special equipment to protect their bodies against the temperature and humidity.
Krubera/Crow/Voronya Cave (Abkhazia, Georgia):
Is the deepest known cave in the world with a depth of more than 2 kilometers (1 299 m). It is hidden in remote mountain region of Abkhazia, Arabika massif. A freezing, subterranean waterfall floods one branch of the cave with a depth of 1500m and the main branch has a depth of 2 140m with a terminal siphon at the end of the cave. Even scientists struggle to access the cave due to the 4 month window period accessibility per year and the political conflicts.
Eisriesenwelt Ice Cave (Austria):
The largest known limestone and ice cave in the world, extending 42km with frozen waterfalls, frosted spires and ice tunnels, located in the Tennengebirge mountain range, inside the Hochkogel mountain, Werfen, Austria. It was discovered by the scientist Anton Posselt in 1879. You can visit the cave from May-October
Fingal's Cave (Staffa, Scotland):
A sea cave on the Island of Staffa, named after the hero of an 18th-centrury poem written by James Macpherson, discovered in 1772. It is a basalt cave consisting of hexagonal columns inside a Palaeocene lava flow. The cave can be reached by foot during calm conditions in April-September.
Waitomo Glowworms Cave (New Zealand):
These millions of mosquito sized glow worms (Arachnocampa luminosa) only thrive in this limestone cave in New Zealand. You enter the cave with a boat into an underground river where these glow worms light the caves ceiling and you can view the fungi on the cave walls. There are about 300 limestone caves in the Waitomo region, North Island. These caves are monitored to keep healthy conditions for these glow worms to thrive in.
Blue Grotto:
This is a famous natural sea cave of 60 m long, 25 m wide, and only meter high in Southern Italy just of the Island of Capri. This cave’s beauty can only be viewed by a small rowboat with a skipper, guiding the boat through the waters by a metal chain attached to the caves walls. Best times to view the spectacular azure blue light is on a clear day between noon and two in the afternoon. The cave is closed during rough seas to the public.
Wow it is a really spectucular post.There are many wonderful views and caves that I have never seen before, after looking your photo, I really hope that I could go to there to have a look and take some beautiful photos. I really hope that you can introduce more beautiful spots to us!
Thank you ercpok. Here is a saying I love when I think about nature and many writers words to describe it so eloquently: "Words are grained into our landscapes and landscapes grained into our words." I will share all with you which I love and discover. I promise you there are many more amazing caves all over the world and it was really hard to pick which ones to place in this post.
Thank you for sharing. I think I have to add some places to my bucket list after reading this.
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Even though I was not lucky enough to conquer Hang Son Doong, I want to share some pictures of the world's third largest cave which I visited 2 years ago, also in Vietnam. Its next to Hang Son Doong and if you go to Son Doong, you will stay one night there :)
How many did you visit ?
Awesome!
Cool
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Those are some Awesome caves @crazymumzysa .. I am sad to see you did not include any South African caves such as the Cango Caves:
These were very specific melkay. I have the Stekfontein caves right at my doorstep and went there with my kids a few years back but my photos of the caves died with my laptop unfortunately. I am looking at paying both Sterkfontein and the Congo Caves a visit during the school holidays, that the reason I was looking up caves and stumbled upon these all over the world. You will have a post on South African caves by mid July.
Awesome! I would love to join you. I have not been to Cango in years!
Amazing!
This is amazing! We have such an ice cave in the Apuseni Mountains called Scarisoara!
Amazing pictures, its a shame some of those backdrops not shown on sci-fi shows rather than special effects. I would assume its just too expensive or remote for this to happen.
I love your train of thought gary-wood. That is what I love so much about "The Lord of the Rings" and the "Hobbit", it must be due to the costs and then also each countries laws to protect these natural wonders.
yeah, never thought about natural site protection
Really cool! We have some caves within an hour of my place. Ive been meaning to go visit and take pictures
Jaredcwillis, go make me proud and get a post on here asap. You are not allowed to keep such beauty to yourself.
Yes ma'am! Haha I'll do that
Done! Just posted, hope you enjoy it!
That is really some fascinating place to visit.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks ace108. Pity some are only open to scientists, that the reason I shared them with you. I have discovered so many and am spoiled for choice if I can get the money together to go explore some in other countries.
you are welcome.
it's fortunate for you and us since we also get to see from you here.☺
Truly beautiful! Thanks for posting!
I enjoy posting about the things I love and am passionate about sound-of-zero. Very interesting username you picked yourself.
Any plans of going to any of these? I think I'd like to sip a drink and just chill in the first one :)
Excellent choice to sip your drink sixexgames. Here is some info on them. Cheers
The glowworms cave looks so dope. But thats crazy what the earth can create, form, and do when nature take its course. I absolutely love this post I hope I can get out to one or two of these caves one day that's for sure. Bless 🙏🙏
I agree with you 100% lovleacloud. That is why I post these amazing things about nature so we can be exposed to that which is out in the world for us to appreciate but might never be able to physically go and experience.
Beautiful keep posting I have followed you to see more of your amazing nature post thank you 🙏🙏
Can you come see the caves in Vietnam?
I just looked them up and wish I did add this one to my post. You have some beautiful ones there and are truly blessed, joeyarnoldvn. This is the one I will try and visit for sure. Hang Son Doong.
ooooo vietnam has some crazy wicked places
Its wonderful!
Thank you pikachu01. Will go look at your post and follow. Keep up the good work.
Its wonderful
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Good post. Nice places
Thank you tzimis. There are so many more but it will make the post too long and suck up everyones data.
thanks @crazymumzysa
i juts made a travel with your post having a coffee and scroling down the post ,
awesome , those color i just have this feeling when you smell the sea
i have made one time spelogy and going into cave in france les gorges du tarn twelve km down the river exploring som caves with kayak the water was so cold , did you ever do by yourself some caves like this huge , love the one with the worm on the stalatic
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I have done some cave exploring in my own country but it will be my dream come true to go visit some other countries and to soak up their beauty. You are all exposing me to even more natural wonders in your own countries. Please go visit these places, take tons of photos and share with us, loooping.
Very interesting article loved the blue grotto fantastic cheers mate
Thank you mikenevitt. We are surrounded by so much beauty and should take time to appreciate it as much as we can.
Gorgeous! I'm not such a fan of general travel stuff, but the beauty in these caves is astonishing.
Thank you so much, and I'm so glad my voting power's back up to support this kind of work.
Thank you for your kindness tvulgris. I love the travel blogs because it expose me to the cultures and natural surroundings of other authors all around the world which I would never have known.
Wow, great! Thanks for making me giggle, love this mahmoudh.
you're welcome
Lovely work i must say, the pictures are exellent, and the looks are so interizing. I will love to visit some of the locations some day.good job keep it up.
I am sure you will be able to hynet if you keep posting and working hard here on steemit. Make your dream become a reality.
Yes, your right.
What a lovely cave's pictures.
Nice to meet you @crazymumzysa !
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Thank you showmethemoney. I know you will enjoy steemit, keep staying true to yourself and post about the things you love.
Finally seeing someone else that also gives picture credit! Good stuff :)
If I do not take the pictures myself I have to give the credit to those who went out and made it possible for me to appreciate their work watchesdaily. Thank you for this comment, I truly appreciate it.
Yes I know, I do that too, but haven't seen it a lot with other users tbh
Woooah! I would love to go there!!
You and me both alovelymess, we must make this dream a reality by working hard here on steemit. Hope you will be able to go to some of the places on steemit.
Aw thanks so much for your sweet comment!
@crazymumzysa Absolutely beautiful%)) thank you very much - now I have few more point on a map to visit!!!
Thank you so much sashagenji. Love this photo. I will have to be a billionaire to go to all the places I have learned about since I have been on steemit.
Hehe%) I hope Steemit will help you to make it! Good luck and hope to see more post like this one%) maybe next time you will make the post with your photoes%)) At least I wish your dreams come true one day%)
Another wonderful post with a great write-up and beautiful pictures. I love this topic because when I was young, my parents took the family to see some of the wonderful caves in the US. It was a very memorable experience! I also love crystals so your article was a wonderful read for me. Have a beautiful weekend crazymumzysa!
Thank you once again for your kindness my dear friend cabbagepatch. I am in awe with all nature presents us and always feel humbled and blessed when stumbling upon new and exciting places I never knew existed. Pray you will also enjoy a wonderful weekend.
The photographs look stunning and so does the place! :)
Thank you nomadrituals. I want people to get to know all the natural wonders in the world here on steemit.
That's great! Thank you for sharing! :)
Amazing views you make us discover !
I wrote an article about beautiful landscapes, but yours is impressing too !
Thank you andjay, I will make a turn to appreciate your talent.
Nice :)
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Great article , glad to see you give credit for images , will follow keep it up !
Wow, these are spectacular! Love all the photos, they really show so much value in these different locations.
Check out some of the caves I just toured in Texas!
https://steemit.com/nature/@sarahjanele/exploring-200-ft-below-san-antonio-texas-the-natural-bridge-caverns
Fantastic sarahjanele, I am happy to see that you share your wonderful experiences with us here on steemit. Will go and support you.
Bucket List!
These caves are incredible! I hope I get the chance to visit some of them at some point!
Fascinating 💖
wow what an amazing place this natural sea place
This was an interesting article with nice pictures! Looking forward to more from you! :)
The blue grotto cave is just mesmerising! So beautiful.
wow...
it's amazing..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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really spectacular
Wow Nice post!!
Very nice!
Great post! Keep it up :)
By the way, I'm following you now
Cheers
What a cool post! I didn't even know caves like that existed. Thanks for sharing!
Amazing Pictures!! :O
Great Blog! I enjoyed this
Caves are fascinating. Been inside a few. Wrote a piece on caves in Jamaica at
https://oletimesumting.com/2016/07/12/caves-and-sinkholes-havens-of-freedom-and-deathtraps/