New Athos Cave


The New Athos Cave also Novoafonskaya, Novy Afon Cave, or New Afon Cave is a karst cave in the Iverian Mountain in Abkhazia near New Athos. It is one of the largest caves in the world with the volume of its void of about 1,000,000 .

Overview

The abyss on a slope of the Iverian Mountain was known for ages, referred to as the "Bottomless Pit". It was explored in 1961 by an expedition of four: Zurab Tintilozov, Arsen Okrojanashvili, Boris Gergedava, and Givi Smyr.
Since 1975, it has been a major tourist attraction, featuring its own underground railway. The cave consists of 9 major cavities.

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