What are Caves?
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground.
Best Caves In South Africa
The Cango Caves
Sudwala Caves
Sterkfontein Cave
Wondercave
What is the deepest cave in South Africa?
Boesmansgat, also known in English as “Bushman’s Hole”, is a deep submerged freshwater cave (or sinkhole) in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, which has been dived to a depth of 282.6 meters (927 ft).
What are the oldest caves in South Africa?
The Sudwala Caves in Mpumalanga, South Africa, are set in Precambrian dolomite rock, which was first laid down about 2800 million years ago. The caves themselves formed about 240 million years ago. They are the oldest caves in the world.
What is the biggest cave system in Africa?
The Cango Caves, near Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape, is one of the longest and largest cave systems in the world.
How many caves are in South Africa?
South Africa is the home of numerous cave systems, it is recorded that there are over a hundred caves only in the Cape Peninsula, ranging from small overhangs to lengthy tunnels in Table Mountain, some of which are more than 1km tunnel network under the surface.
What is the deepest cave in the world?
Veryovkina Cave
List of deepest caves
| # | Name | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veryovkina Cave | 2212 |
| 2 | Krubera-Voronja Cave | 2199 |
| 3 | Sarma cave | 1830 |
| 4 | Snezhnaja cave | 1760 |