List of caves in Belize
A cave is a natural opening in the ground stretching beyond the zone of light and large enough to permit the entry of a person. Some are found in cliffs at the edge of the coastline, chiseled away by the relentless pounding of waves and also by a variety of geological processes. Caves range from the size of a single small room to interlinked passages, miles long.
Below shows a list of some caves in Belize with known depths and lengths.
Caves
[edit]Cave | Area | Depth (m) | Length (m) | Discovery Date | Discoverer |
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Actun A | 7,000 | ||||
Actun Box Ch'iich' | -183 | ||||
Actun Check | 4,500 | ||||
Actun Chapat Cave | |||||
Actun Kabal | Chiquibul | -95 | 12,000 | ||
Actun Loch Tunich (Black Hole Drop) | |||||
Actun Lubul Ha | Boundary Fault, Caves Branch | 3,750 | |||
Actun Nab Nohol inferior | 4,500 | ||||
Actun Tun Kul | Chiquibul | 160 | 39,000 | ||
Actun Tunichil Muknal | Boundary Fault, Cayo District | 5,300 | |||
Barton Creek Cave | Barton Creek | 8,000 | |||
Che Chem Ha Cave | 1989 | William Morales | |||
Chiquibul Cave System | Chiquibul | -95 | 58,000 | ||
Flour Camp Cave | |||||
Great Blue Hole | 124 | ||||
Caves Branch Cave | |||||
Yit Ha (Rio Blanco sink) - Hokeb Ha Cave (Blue Creek Cave) | Rio Blanco - Blue Creek, Toledo District | 9,000 | |||
Laguna Cave | |||||
Midnight Terror Cave | 2006 | ||||
Nohoch Che'en | |||||
Petroglyph Cave - St Herman's Cave | Boundary Fault, Caves Branch | 17,000 | |||
Tiger Cave (Tich Hulz) | Rio Grande, Toledo District | 5,078 | |||
Pueblo Creek Cave - Ochochpec | Pueblo Viejo - Aguacate, Toledo District | 7,000 | |||
Yux Ta'Ha | Rio Grande, Toledo District | 3,000 | |||
AC Cave | Bladen, Toledo District | 4,000 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hanson, Jeanne K. Caves. Infobase Publishing.
- ^ "Caves". National Geographic. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017.