Sarma cave
Sarma Cave (Georgian: სარმის მღვიმე), located in Gagra District of Abkhazia,[note 1] a breakaway region of Georgia, is the third deepest recorded cave in the world. Its current depth (1830 m) was measured in 2012 by a team led by Pavel Rudko.[2]
| Sarma Cave | |
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| Location | Abkhazia,[note 1] Georgia |
| Coordinates | 43°24′N 40°21′E |
| Depth | 1,830 m (6,000 ft)[1] |
| Geology | Limestone |
Fauna
Two species of stygobiont amphipods have been found: Zenkevitchia sandroruffoi[3] living at depths of no more than -350 m and found in other caves of eastern Arabika Massif, in Troika Cave (at -30 m) and in Eagle's Nest Cave (-75 m), and Adaugammarus pilosus[4] inhabiting aquatic biotopes in the deep part of the cave (elevations -1270 m and -1700 m).[5]
See also
Notes
- 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.
References
- "Great Caves of the World". Portalul Speologilor din Romania. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- Klimchouk, Alexander (28 Aug 2012). "The second deepest cave in the World became deeper". Speleogenesis. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- Zenkevitchia sandroruffoi COPEPEDIA
- Adaugammarus pilosus COPEPEDIA
- Sidorov, Dmitry A.; Gontcharov, Andrey A.; Sharina, Svetlana N. (2015-12-24). "A new genus and two new species of cavernicolous amphipods (Crustacea: Typhlogammaridae) from the Western Caucasus". European Journal of Taxonomy (168). doi:10.5852/ejt.2015.168. ISSN 2118-9773.
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