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Africa
South Africa
Asia
China
- Choukoutien cave system
- Mogao Caves
Georgia (country)
- Novy Afon Cave
- Voronya Cave, in competition as world's deepest cave
India
- Bagh Caves
- Bhimbetika Caves
- Elephanta Caves - includes a shiva temple.
Iran
Korea
Malaysia
Main article: List of caves in Malaysia
- Batu Caves, north of Kuala Lumpur
- Gomantong Caves in Sabah
- Malaysian Cave Register gives a comprehensive list of caves in the Malaysian Peninsula
- Perlis State Park
- Lenggong Valley, Perak Man Museum Perak
- Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak
- Ipoh cave temples in Perak
Philippines
Europe
Croatia
Main article: List of caves in Croatia
- Velebit caves: Lukina jama, Slovačka jama, Patkov Gušt, etc
- Caves on Biokovo: Amfora, Stara škola, Vilimova jama
- Crveno jezero (the Red Lake) near Imotski
- Stupina jama in Gorski Kotar, near Rijeka
France
Main article: List of caves in France
- Chauvet Cave
- Gouffre Berger, the first cave explored to more than 1000m depth
- Jean Bernard System, in competition as world's deepest cave
- Lascaux Cave
- Mirolda Cave, in competition as world's deepest cave
- Orgnac Cave
- Padirac Cave
- Pierre-Saint-Martin System
Greece
Main article: List of caves in Greece
Ireland
Italy
Main article: List of caves in Italy
- Blue Grotto, Capri
- Castellana Cave, Puglia
- Ear of Dionysius, Syracuse
- Tiscali, Sardinia
- Zelbio, Como
Macedonia
Main article: List of caves in Macedonia
- Slatinski Izvor - longest in Macedonia.
- Solunska Glava 5 - deepest in Macedonia 450m.
- Solunska ? - Deepest Pit 300m.
Norway
Poland
Main article: List of caves in Poland
- Jaskinia Wielka Śnieżna, Western Tatras
- Śnieżna Studnia, Western Tatras
- Bańdzioch Kominiarski, Western Tatras
- Smocza Jama, Kraków
Portugal
Main article: List of caves in Portugal
Switzerland
Main article: List of caves in Switzerland
- Hölloch, a 130km long cave
Slovakia
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Slovenia
Main artcle: List of caves in Slovenia
- Planinska jama, near Postojna
- Cave of Postojna (Postojnska jama), Postojna
- Caves of Škocjan (Škocjanske jame), near Divača
- Vilenica, the world's first tourist cave near Sežana
- Cave of Kostanjevica (Kostanjeviška jama)
- Mayor's Cave (Županova jama), formerly Tabor Cave (Taborska jama), near Grosuplje
- The Cave of Cross (Križna jama), near Cerknica
- The caves of Kanin in the Julian Alps, including Vrtoglavica, the deepest pitch in the world as of 2005
Spain
Main article: List of caves in Spain
- Torca Del Cerro, Picos de Europa, Spain's deepest cave, and the fifth deepest cave in the world.
Ukraine
Main article: List of caves in Ukraine
- Pechera Optymistychna, second largest cave in the world, gypsum cave
- Pechera Ozerna, gypsum cave
- Priest's Grotto, cave where Jews hid from Nazi occupation
United Kingdom
Main article: List of caves in the United Kingdom
- Blue John Cavern, Derbyshire
- Chislehurst Caves, Kent
- Dan yr Ogof, South Wales
- Easegill System, Yorkshire Dales
- Fingal's Cave, Inner Hebrides
- Gaping Gill, Yorkshire Dales
- Kent's Cavern, Devon
- Ogof Agen Allwedd, South Wales
- Ogof Draenen, South Wales
- Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, South Wales
- Ogof y Daren Cilau, South Wales
- Peak Cavern, Derbyshire
- Speedwell Cavern, Derbyshire
- Treak Cliff Cavern, Derbyshire
- Wookey Hole, Somerset
Oceania
Main article: List of caves in Oceania
Australia
Main article: List of caves in Australia
- Mount Etna Caves National Park, Queensland
- Naracoorte Caves, South Australia
- Jenolan Caves, Blue Mountains, New South Wales
- Buchan Caves, Snowy Mountains, Victoria
New Zealand
Main article: List of caves of New Zealand
- Aurora Cave
- Bulmer Cavern
- Harwood Hole
- Maori Leap Cave
- Nettlebed Cave
- Riwaka Resurgence
- Ruakuri Cave
- Waipu Caves
- Waitomo Caves
Papua New Guinea
North America
Canada
- Castleguard Cave
- Site cavernicole de Saint-Léonard, Montreal, Quebec
Mexico
Main article: List of caves in Mexico
United States of America
Main article: List of caves in the United States
- Ape Cave, Washington (lava tube)
- Blanchard Springs Caverns, Arkansas
- Bluespring Caverns, Indiana
- Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
- Cascade Caverns, Texas
- Cave of the Mounds, Wisconsin
- Cave of the Winds, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Crystal Cave, any of several caves in Ohio, Wisconsin, and California's Sequoia National Park
- Crystal Cavern, Alabama
- Cumberland Caverns, Tennessee
- Desoto Caverns, Alabama
- Fantastic Caverns, Missouri
- Glenwood Caverns (Fairy Cave), Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- Howe Caverns, New York
- Illinois Caverns, Illinois
- Inner Space Caverns, Texas
- John Guilday Cave Preserve, West Virginia
- Kartchner Caverns, Arizona
- Kazumura Cave, Hawaii (lava tube)
- Lockport Cave, New York
- Lost Sea Caverns, Tennessee
- Luray Caverns, Virginia
- Marengo Cave, Indiana
- Mary Campbell Cave, Ohio
- Meramec Caverns, Missouri
- Moaning Cavern, California
- Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
- Mitchell Caverns, California
- Natural Bridge Caverns, Texas
- Natural Stone Bridge and Caves, New York
- Secret Cavern, New York
- Seneca Caverns, Ohio
- Seneca Caverns, West Virginia
- Shasta Caverns, California
- Skyline Caverns, Virginia
- Spring Cave, Colorado
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Utah
- Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
- Wonder Cave, Texas
External link: List of deep caves in U.S.
Central America
Belize
- Actun Box Ch'iich'
- Actun Chapat
- Actun Halal
- Actun Tunichil Muknal
- Actun Tun Kul - includes Belize Chamber
- Cebada Cave
- Kabal Group
Guatemala
- Jul Mas Nim
- Naj Tunich Cave
- Xibalba
South America
Brazil
- Gruta do Centenario
- Gruta Maquine, Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais
- Gruta Rei do Mato, Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais
- Parque da Cascata, Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais
Peru
- Sima Pumacocha - deepest in South America
- Qaqa Mach'ay
External links
- Member Caves Directory from the National Caves Association
- World's Deepest Caves
- World Longest Caves