This list of caves in Croatia includes 49 which are deeper than 250 m (820 ft), 14 deeper than 500 m (1,640 ft) and three deeper than 1,000 m (3,281 ft). The karst geology harbours a total of approximately 7,000 caves and pits.[1]
Name | Depth | Length | Geology and notes |
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Velebit caves - Lukina jama | 1,392 m (4,567 ft) | [1][2] | |
Velebit caves – Slovačka jama | 1,320 m (4,330 ft) | [2] | |
Velebit caves – near Crikvena | 1,034 m (3,392 ft) | [2] | |
Crnopac cave system | 830 m (2,720 ft) | [3] | |
Biokovo caves – Amfora Pit | 788 m (2,585 ft) | [2] | |
Velebit caves – Meduza | 679 m (2,228 ft) | [2] | |
Biokovo caves – Stara škola | 576 m (1,890 ft) | [2] | |
Biokovo caves – Vilimova jama | 572 m (1,877 ft) | [2] | |
Velebit caves – Patkov Gušt | 553 m (1,814 ft) | [2] | |
Velebit caves – Jama Olimp | 537 m (1,762 ft) | [2] | |
Velebit caves – Ledena jama u Lomskoj dulibi | 536 m (1,759 ft) | [2] | |
Stupina jama | 413 m (1,355 ft) | 251 m (823 ft) | Deepest cave in Gorski Kotar[4] |
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2011) |
Name | Depth | Length | Geology and notes |
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Crnopac cave system | 830m | 59.030 km (36.68 mi) | [5] |
Medvedica caves – Đulin ponor | 16,396 m (53,793 ft) | [1][2] | |
Varićakova špilja – Panjkov ponor | 12,385 m (40,633 ft) | [2] | |
Jama Kita Gaćešina | 8,550 m (28,050 ft) | [2] | |
Tounj quarry cave | 8,487 m (27,844 ft) | [2] | |
Veternica | 7,128 m (23,386 ft) | [2] |
Name | Depth | Length | Geology and notes |
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Caves of Barać | [6] | ||
Baredine Cave | 60 m (200 ft) | 132 m (433 ft) | [7] |
Biserujka | 110 m (360 ft) | Near Dobrinj, on the island of Krk | |
Crveno jezero (the Red Lake) | Near Imotski | ||
Vrtare Male | 30 m (98 ft) | Contains megafauna remains from the last ice age[8] | |
Balinka pit | 328 m (1,076 ft) | ||
Romuald’s Cave | Noted for cave paintings |