# The deepest caves in the world: the top 25

Krubera-Voronja and Veryovkina, in the Arabika massif in Abkhazia, are the only known caves deeper than 2,000 metres. The world's 25 deepest caves by maximum surveyed depth as of 2025; five are in Spain and another, Pierre Saint-Martin, is shared with France; the deepest Spanish one is the Sistema del Cerro del Cuevón.

- 13 votes · 25 items
- May 4, 2026 · bilbaonomada
- https://even.best/en/l/5375/the-deepest-caves-in-the-world-the-top-25

## Top 25

1. **Krubera-Voronja Cave** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 1. Abkhazia / Georgia. 2224 m deep, 23.0 km surveyed.
2. **Veryovkina Cave** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 2. Abkhazia / Georgia. 2209 m deep, 17.5 km surveyed.
3. **Tovliani Cave** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 4. Abkhazia / Georgia. 1760 m deep, 40.8 km surveyed.
4. **Hirlatzhöhle** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 9. Austria. 1560 m deep, 120.5 km surveyed.
5. **Gouffre Mirolda** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 6. France. 1661 m deep, 22.0 km surveyed.
6. **Črnelsko brezno** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 22. Slovenia. 1393 m deep, 20.0 km surveyed.
7. **Čehi 2** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 15. Slovenia. 1505 m deep, 5.5 km surveyed.
8. **Sarma Cave** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 3. Abkhazia / Georgia. 1830 m deep, 19.2 km surveyed.
9. **Lamprechtsofen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 5. Austria. 1727 m deep, 61.0 km surveyed.
10. **Gouffre Jean-Bernard** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 7. France. 1612 m deep, 30.2 km surveyed.
11. **Sistema del Cerro del Cuevón** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 8. Spain. 1589 m deep, 7.0 km surveyed.
12. **Sistema Huautla** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 10. Mexico. 1560 m deep, 100.2 km surveyed.
13. **Chevé Cave** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 11. Mexico. 1538 m deep, 96.1 km surveyed.
14. **Boybuloq** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 12. Uzbekistan. 1523 m deep, 19.9 km surveyed.
15. **Pantyukhin Cave** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 13. Abkhazia / Georgia. 1508 m deep, 7.9 km surveyed.
16. **Sima de la Cornisa** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 14. Spain. 1507 m deep, 6.4 km surveyed.
17. **Sistema del Trave** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 16. Spain. 1441 m deep, 9.1 km surveyed.
18. **Lukina-Trojama system** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 17. Croatia. 1431 m deep, 3.7 km surveyed.
19. **Egma Sinkhole** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 18. Turkey. 1429 m deep, 3.1 km surveyed.
20. **Gouffre de la Pierre Saint-Martin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 19. France, Spain. 1410 m deep, 88.1 km surveyed.
21. **Kuzgun Cave** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 20. Turkey. 1400 m deep, 3.1 km surveyed.
22. **Hochscharten-Höhlensystem** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 21. Austria. 1394 m deep, 14.6 km surveyed.
23. **Abisso Paolo Roversi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 23. Italy. 1360 m deep, 4.2 km surveyed.
24. **Sistema Arañonera-Tendenera** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 24. Spain. 1349 m deep, 46.3 km surveyed.
25. **Sima del Sabbat (B112)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 25. Spain. 1346 m deep, 6.7 km surveyed.

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