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Depth of the 10 deepest caves on Earth (2023) (www.voronoiapp.com)
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[-] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago

Pretty much all caves are in karst topography. What's so special about this area in particular?

[-] valtia@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

IIRC it's because the caves start high up in the mountains and are mostly above sea level. Caves that start closer to sea level can't be as deep, something about the water table. Or at least, we can't explore caves as easily when they're full of water. I think those caves in Georgia are mapped up to where the water table is and are theorized to be even deeper

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