New Athos Cave
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The New Athos Cave (Georgian:ახალი ათონის მღვიმე; Abkhaz:Афон Ҿыцтәи аҳаҧы) also Novoafonskaya, Novy Afon Cave, or New Afon Cave is a karst cave in the Iverian Mountain in Abkhazia (Georgia) near the city of New Athos.
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 Tatashidze, 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.
Gallery
- The Skeleton
- Ep train in New Athos Cave metro
- Ep-563 train in New Athos Cave metro
See also
- New Athos Cave Railway
- Voronya Cave, second deepest in the world
Notes and references
External links
- (in Russian)