This list of deepest caves includes the deepest known natural caves according to maximum surveyed depth as of 2023[update]. The depth value is measured from the highest to the lowest accessible cave point.
# | Name | Depth (m) | Length (km) | Country | coordinates |
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1 | Veryovkina Cave | 2223[1][2] | 17.5 km (10.9 mi)[1] | Abkhazia / Georgia | 43°23′51″N 40°21′34.9″E / 43.39750°N 40.359694°E |
2 | Krubera-Voronja Cave | 2199[3][4] | 23.0 km (14.3 mi)[5][6] | Abkhazia / Georgia | 43°25′04.0″N 40°18′35.4″E / 43.417778°N 40.309833°E |
3 | Sarma cave | 1830[3][7] | 19.2 km (11.9 mi)[7] | Abkhazia / Georgia | 43°24′56.2″N 40°21′50″E / 43.415611°N 40.36389°E |
4 | Snezhnaja cave | 1760[8] | 40.8 km (25.4 mi) | Abkhazia / Georgia | 43°15′53″N 40°43′06″E / 43.26472°N 40.71833°E |
5 | Gouffre Mirolda | 1733[5] | 17.9 km (11.1 mi)[9] | France | 46°05′19.9″N 6°46′14.0″E / 46.088861°N 6.770556°E |
6 | Lamprechtsofen | 1727[10] | 61 km (38 mi)[10] | Austria | 47°31′34″N 12°44′21″E / 47.52611°N 12.73917°E |
7 | Gouffre Jean-Bernard | 1612[11] | 29.2 km (18.1 mi)[12] | France | 46°06′08″N 6°46′46.6″E / 46.10222°N 6.779611°E |
8 | Sistema del Cerro del Cuevón | 1589[13] | 7 km (4.3 mi) | Spain | 43°13′14″N 4°51′37″W / 43.22056°N 4.86028°W |
9 | Hirlatzhöhle | 1560[14] | 113.5 km (70.5 mi)[14] | Austria | 47°32′41.9″N 13°37′51.5″E / 47.544972°N 13.630972°E |
10 | Sistema Huautla | 1560[15] | 89 km (55 mi)[16] | Mexico | 18°07′16.37″N 96°48′00.03″W / 18.1212139°N 96.8000083°W |
11 | Chevé Cave | 1536[17] | 77.0 km (47.8 mi)[17] | Mexico | 17°51′51.6″N 96°47′39.6″W / 17.864333°N 96.794333°W |
12 | Boybuloq | 1517[18] | 18.4 km (11.4 mi)[19] | Uzbekistan | 38°23′04″N 67°30′06″E / 38.38444°N 67.50167°E |
13 | Pantjuhinskaja Cave | 1508[5] | 7.9 km (4.9 mi) | Abkhazia / Georgia | 43°19′54.4″N 40°29′56.9″E / 43.331778°N 40.499139°E |
14 | Sima de la Cornisa | 1507[13][20] | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) | Spain | 43°10′45″N 04°51′51″W / 43.17917°N 4.86417°W |
15 | Čehi 2 | 1505[21] | 5.5 km (3.4 mi)[21] | Slovenia | 46°22′01″N 13°30′36″E / 46.36694°N 13.51000°E |
16 | Sistema del Trave | 1441[13] | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) | Spain | 43°13′16″N 04°51′29″W / 43.22111°N 4.85806°W |
17 | Velebit caves | 1431[22][23] | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) | Croatia | 44°46′01″N 15°01′35″E / 44.76694°N 15.02639°E |
18 | Egma Sinkhole | 1429[24] | 3.1 km (10,000 ft)[25] | Turkey | 36°18′54″N 32°46′44″E / 36.31500°N 32.77889°E |
19 | Gouffre de la Pierre Saint-Martin | 1410[26] | 87.9 km (54.6 mi). | France, Spain | 42°58′05″N 0°46′10″W / 42.96806°N 0.76944°W |
20 | Kuzgun Cave | 1400[27] | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) | Turkey | 37°50′13.50″N 35°17′12.31″E / 37.8370833°N 35.2867528°E |
21 | Hochscharten-Höhlensystem | 1394[10][28] | 14.6 km (9.1 mi) | Austria | 47°35′10.8″N 13°05′40.1″E / 47.586333°N 13.094472°E |
22 | Črnelsko brezno | 1393[21][29] | 20 km (12 mi)[21] | Slovenia | 46°22′25.8″N 13°30′56.5″E / 46.373833°N 13.515694°E |
23 | Abisso Paolo Roversi | 1360[30][31] | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) | Italy | 44°06′43.5″N 10°13′32.9″E / 44.112083°N 10.225806°E |
24 | Sistema Arañonera-Tendenera | 1349[13][32][33] | 45.2 km (28.1 mi) | Spain | 42°40′45.8″N 0°08′33.4″W / 42.679389°N 0.142611°W |
25 | BU 56 | 1340[34] | 35.7 km (22.2 mi) | Spain | 42°55′37.4″N 0°45′28.1″W / 42.927056°N 0.757806°W |
26 | Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle | 1340[35][36] | 164.5 km (102.2 mi) | Switzerland | 46°47′1.76″N 7°54′4.43″E / 46.7838222°N 7.9012306°E |
27 | Nedam (jama) | 1335[37][38] | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) | Croatia | 44°45′41.4″N 15°01′56.0″E / 44.761500°N 15.032222°E |
28 | Sima del Sabbat (B112) | 1327[13][39] | 3 km (1.9 mi) | Spain | 42°30′59.1″N 0°18′27.8″E / 42.516417°N 0.307722°E |
29 | Slovačka jama | 1324[40][23] | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) | Croatia | 44°44′53″N 15°00′16″E / 44.74806°N 15.00444°E |
30 | Renetovo brezno | 1322[21] | 12.3 km (7.6 mi)[21] | Slovenia | 46°21′18.9″N 13°26′42.4″E / 46.355250°N 13.445111°E |
31 | Mala Boka | 1319[21][41][42] | 11.9 km (7.4 mi)[21] | Slovenia | 46°19′16.6″N 13°29′28.6″E / 46.321278°N 13.491278°E |
32 | Complesso del Releccio Alfredo Bini | 1313[43] | 25.3 km (15.7 mi) | Italy | 45°57′27.6″N 9°22′52.8″E / 45.957667°N 9.381333°E |
33 | Jojar Cave | 1300[16] | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) | Iran | 34°25′31.2″N 47°16′51.6″E / 34.425333°N 47.281000°E |
34 | Cosanostraloch - Berger - Platteneck Höhlensystem | 1291[14][44] | 30.3 km (18.8 mi) | Austria | 47°33′27″N 13°13′16″E / 47.55750°N 13.22111°E |
35 | Iljuhinskaja | 1286[45][46] | 8.9 km (5.5 mi) | Abkhazia / Georgia | 43°25′53″N 40°21′10″E / 43.43146°N 40.35288°E |
36 | Višnevskij cave | 1283[47][48] | 8.5 km (5.3 mi)[47] | Uzbekistan | 38°22′27″N 67°31′58″E / 38.37417°N 67.53278°E |
37 | Cueva Charco | 1278[16][49] | 6.7 km (4.2 mi)[16] | Mexico | 17°56′12″N 96°46′25.8″W / 17.93667°N 96.773833°W |
38 | Morca Cave | 1276[50] [51] | 5.7 km (19,000 ft)[52] | Turkey | 36°18′33.7″N 32°39′37.4″E / 36.309361°N 32.660389°E |
39 | Gouffre Berger | 1271[53] | 45 km (28 mi) | France | 45°13′09″N 5°36′17.2″E / 45.21917°N 5.604778°E |
40 | Sistema del (Pozu) Xitu - Cueva de Culiembro | 1264[13][54] | 10.7 km (6.6 mi) | Spain | 43°14′25.8″N 4°55′36.9″W / 43.240500°N 4.926917°W |
41 | Moskovskaja | 1260[3] | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) | Abkhazia / Georgia | 43°26′30″N 40°22′56.7″E / 43.44167°N 40.382417°E |
42 | Réseau du Casoar | 1258[55][56] | 17.3 km (10.7 mi) | Papua New Guinea | 5°28′53″S 151°20′46″E / 5.48139°S 151.34611°E |
43 | Torca dos los Rebecos | 1255[13][57] | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) | Spain | 43°13′01.8″N 4°51′28.7″W / 43.217167°N 4.857972°W |
44 | Pozo del Madejuno | 1252[13][58] | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) | Spain | 43°10′05.4″N 4°50′40.5″W / 43.168167°N 4.844583°W |
45 | Sistema J2 | 1229[59][60] | 14.8 km (9.2 mi) | Mexico | 17°54′13.75″N 96°45′46.76″W / 17.9038194°N 96.7629889°W |