List of caves

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This is a list of caves of the world that have articles or that are properly cited. They are sorted by continent and then country. Caves which are in overseas territories on a different continent than the home country are sorted by the territory's continent and name.

Africa

Algeria

Botswana

Cameroon

  • Gouffre de Mbilibekon[4]
  • Grottes de Linté[5]
  • Grotte de Loung[6]
  • Grotte de Mfouda[7]
  • Grotte Fovu[8]
  • Grottes Ndemvoh[6]
  • Kouo vu[9]

Democratic Republic of Congo

Egypt

Ethiopia

Gabon

Kenya

Lesotho

Libya

Madagascar

Mauritania

Morocco

Mozambique

  • Codzo River cave[15]

Nigeria

Namibia

Réunion

Rwanda

  • Ubuvumo Bwibihonga[16]
  • Ubuvumo Nyabikuri-Ruri[16]
  • Ubuvumo Manjari deux[16]
  • Ubuvumo bwa Musanze (main segment)[16]
  • Ubuvumo bwa Nyirabadogo[16]
  • Ubuvumo Cyamazera[16]
  • Ubuvumo Gacinyiro 2[16]
  • Ubuvumo bwa Musanze (south segment)[16]
  • Ubuvumo Nyiragihima[16]
  • Ubuvumo Rego[16]

Somaliland

South Africa

Main article: List of caves in South Africa

Tanzania

Main article: List of caves in Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

  • Rhar Ain Et Tsab[1]

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Asia

Afghanistan

Cambodia

China

Main article: List of caves in China

East Timor

India

Main article: List of caves in India
See also: List of caves in Maharashtra and Caves of Meghalaya

Indonesia

Iran

Main article: List of caves in Iran

Iraq

Israel

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Korea

Laos

Lebanon

Main article: List of caves in Lebanon

Malaysia

Main article: List of caves in Malaysia

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

Oman

Pakistan

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

See also: List of caves in Misamis Oriental

Qatar

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Sri Lanka

Main article: List of caves in Sri Lanka

South Korea

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Main article: List of caves in Vietnam

West Bank

Europe

Armenia

Austria

Main article: List of caves in Austria

Azerbaijan

Main article: Caves of Azerbaijan

Belgium

Main article: List of caves in Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Main article: List of caves in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Main article: List of caves in Bulgaria

Croatia

Main article: List of caves in Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

Main article: List of caves in France

Georgia

Germany

Main article: List of show caves in Germany

Gibraltar

Main article: List of caves in Gibraltar

Greece

Main article: List of caves in Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy


Kosovo

Latvia

Malta

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of caves of Poland.

Portugal

See also: List of caves in the Azores

Romania

Serbia

Main article: List of caves in Serbia

Slovakia

Main article: List of caves in Slovakia

Slovenia

Main article: List of caves in Slovenia

Spain

Main article: List of caves in Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Main article: List of caves in Switzerland

Turkey

Main article: List of caves in Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Main article: List of caves in the United Kingdom

North America

Belize

Main article: List of caves in Belize

Bermuda

Canada

Main article: List of caves in Canada

El Salvador

Guatemala

Main article: List of caves in Guatemala

Honduras

Mexico

Main article: List of caves in Mexico

Panama

United States

Main article: List of caves in the United States

Caribbean

Aruba

Main article: Caves of Aruba

Bahamas

Barbados

Curaçao

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Jamaica

Main article: List of caves in Jamaica

Puerto Rico

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos Islands

South America

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Main article: List of caves in Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Hoyo Sid El Perezoso [51]

Ecuador

Peru

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Oceania

Australia

Main article: List of caves in Australia

Cook Islands

Federal States of Micronesia

Guam

Nauru

New Caledonia

New Zealand

Main article: List of caves of New Zealand

Samoa

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Mars

Main article: Arsia Mons § Possible cave entrances
Possible cave entrances on Mars. The pits have been informally named (A) Dena, (B) Chloe, (C) Wendy, (D) Annie, (E) Abby (left) and Nikki, and (F) Jeanne.

As of 2007 seven putative cave entrances have been identified in satellite imagery of the planet Mars, all so far located on the flanks of Arsia Mons.[53] A more recent photograph of one of the features shows sunlight illuminating a side wall, suggesting that it may simply be a vertical pit rather than an entrance to a larger underground space.[54]

See also

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