Claire. Posted September 30, 2016 #1 Share Posted September 30, 2016 World's Deepest Underwater Cave Discovered Man and robot teamed up to discover the world's deepest underwater cave in the Czech Republic. The cave, called Hranická Propast, reaches a dizzying depth of 1,325 feet (404 meters). It is about 39 feet (12 m) deeper than what is now the world's second-deepest cave, Italy's Pozzo del Merro. Polish diver Krzysztof Starnawski first explored Hranická Propast in 1999. The type of limestone formation he found led him to believe that the cave could extend a greater distance than his dives had taken him. So Starnawski led a Czech-Polish expedition to explore the cave, supported in part by a National Geographic grant, which included numerous dives over the past two years to collect more data. The limestone abyss was recently measured with the assistance of a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), and determined to be the world's deepest. Read more: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules99 Posted September 30, 2016 #2 Share Posted September 30, 2016 http://www.livescience.com/56333-worlds-deepest-underwater-cave-discovered.html 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire. Posted September 30, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted September 30, 2016 2 hours ago, jules99 said: http://www.livescience.com/56333-worlds-deepest-underwater-cave-discovered.html Thank you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted October 1, 2016 #4 Share Posted October 1, 2016 400 meters is remarkable. I wonder how far above sea level the water filled part of the cave starts? If it goes below the -120 meters that the last glacial maximum drove down sea level to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adampadum123 Posted October 1, 2016 #5 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Can't wait to hear more about this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Goatman Posted October 10, 2016 #6 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Caving is dangerous, even more so when it's flooded. I hope they are careful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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