New Athos Cave
The New Athos Cave (Abkhaz: 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.
| New Athos Cave | |
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| ახალი ათონის მღვიმე, Афон Ҿыцтәи аҳаҧы, Новоафонская Пещера | |
 The New Athon Cave, 2006 | |
  Location of the caves in Abkhazia  New Athos Cave (Georgia) | |
| Location | New Athos |
| Coordinates | 43°05′26.34″N 40°48′36.03″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 |
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View of the cave
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 Tatashidze,[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
- The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
- 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
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- (in Russian) New Athos Cave home page
- New Athos Cave at showcaves.com
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