Vrtoglavica Cave – cave with the deepest single vertical drop (pitch) in the world | Slovenia

Updated: September 21, 2020 | By | 1 More
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Vrtoglavica Cave (Vrtoglavica Jama) has the deepest single vertical drop (pitch) of any cave in the world. Its depth is 603 meters.

Two others just after Vrtoglavica cave are the cave Patkov gust in Croatia with 553 meters pitch and Da Keng in China with 519 meters.

Vrtoglavica Cave is located in Slovenia, very close to the borders with Italy, in the Kanin mountain, which is the part of the Julian Alps. The nearest town is Bovec.


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Category: Caves, Slovenia

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  1. Amanda Hardin says:

    Is this cave open to the average tourist or is it just a cave for experienced cavers to go to?

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