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https://www.earth.com/news/undergro...nearly-16-miles-with-3000-foot-vertical-drop/
Explorers in southern Spain have linked two deep caves into one “supercave system” about 16.4 miles long. The connection sits inside Sierra de las Nieves near Málaga and pulls together years of careful mapping by volunteer cavers and collaborating scientists.
The work was led at the Underground Exploration Group of the Excursionist Society of Málaga. Its team focuses on systematic cave mapping and safe access to complex systems.
Early surveys suggest the connected network could eventually extend to roughly 31 miles if nearby passages link up.
The new supercave complex also incorporates a known water cave, which hints at a larger underground drainage story. That makes the system a valuable natural laboratory for water tracking in limestone mountains.
For Andalusia, the find marks a step change in underground science and hazard planning. Long cave networks can reveal how floods move through rock during heavy rain.
Explorers in southern Spain have linked two deep caves into one “supercave system” about 16.4 miles long. The connection sits inside Sierra de las Nieves near Málaga and pulls together years of careful mapping by volunteer cavers and collaborating scientists.
The work was led at the Underground Exploration Group of the Excursionist Society of Málaga. Its team focuses on systematic cave mapping and safe access to complex systems.
Early surveys suggest the connected network could eventually extend to roughly 31 miles if nearby passages link up.
The new supercave complex also incorporates a known water cave, which hints at a larger underground drainage story. That makes the system a valuable natural laboratory for water tracking in limestone mountains.
For Andalusia, the find marks a step change in underground science and hazard planning. Long cave networks can reveal how floods move through rock during heavy rain.
