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Dinaric Karst

The Dinaric Karst stretches across southeastern Europe encompassing a significant portion of the Balkan Peninsula. This...

Europe Limestone Karst Region Classic Karst

8.9 Great

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Picos de Europa Karst

The Picos de Europa in Northern Spain constitute an alpine karst massif featuring the country's highest limestone peaks,...

Europe Spain Alpine Limestone

8.5 Great

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Dachstein Karst

Part of the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria, the Dachstein Karst contains massive ice caves like the Dachstein-Mammut...

Austria Europe Alpine Limestone

8.4 Great

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Predjama Cave

Natural cave beneath Predjama Castle, Slovenia, a 13th-century fortress built into a cliff face and associated with the...

Europe Slovenia Limestone Cave System

8.3 Great

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Vjetrenica Cave

The longest cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located near Zavala in Herzegovina, notable for its rich endemic fauna inclu...

Europe Biodiversity Limestone Bosnia

8.2 Great

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Causses Karst

Located in southern France, the Causses Karst consists of vast, barren limestone plateaus deeply incised by river gorges...

Europe France Limestone Gorge

8.1 Great

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Dan yr Ogof

Dan yr Ogof is the largest cave system in Wales, situated in the Brecon Beacons, and serves as the centrepiece of the Na...

Europe Limestone Wales Cave System

8.1 Great

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Macocha Abyss

Collapse sinkhole in the Moravian Karst, Czech Republic, measuring 138.5 meters deep, one of the deepest abysses in Cent...

Europe Limestone Czech Republic Gorge

7.9 Good

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Hölloch Cave

Cave system in canton Schwyz, Switzerland, with over 200 km of surveyed passages, making it the longest cave in Europe a...

Exploration Europe Switzerland Limestone

7.9 Good

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Vercors Karst

The Vercors Karst in southeastern France is a massive limestone massif characterized by deep gorges and high-altitude pl...

Europe France Alpine Limestone

7.8 Good

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Demänovská Cave of Liberty

Show cave in Slovakia's Low Tatras, discovered in 1921, part of the 35-km Demänovská cave network and among the most vis...

Europe Limestone Slovakia Cave System

7.8 Good

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Dobšiná Ice Cave

UNESCO World Heritage ice cave in Slovakia since 2000, among the largest in Europe, with ice deposits reaching up to 26....

Europe Unesco Limestone Slovakia

7.7 Good

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Ailwee Cave

Ailwee Cave is a show cave in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland, notable for the skeletal remains of brown bears found w...

Ireland Limestone Cave System Show Cave

7.7 Good

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Aggtelek Karst

The Aggtelek Karst in northeastern Hungary is a UNESCO World Heritage site shared with Slovakia, renowned for the Baradl...

Europe Unesco Limestone Hungary

7.6 Good

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Ogof Ffynnon Ddu

Ogof Ffynnon Ddu is the deepest cave in Wales and one of the longest in Britain, with over 50 km of surveyed passages in...

Exploration Europe Limestone Wales

7.6 Good

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Yorkshire Dales Karst

The Yorkshire Dales in Northern England feature extensive limestone pavements, subterranean cave systems, and dramatic w...

Europe England Limestone Limestone Pavement

7.5 Good

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Moravian Karst

Located north of Brno in the Czech Republic, the Moravian Karst is a protected nature reserve famous for its dramatic Ma...

Europe Limestone Czech Republic Caves

7.5 Good

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Slovak Karst

As part of a cross-border UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Slovak Karst is the largest karstic area in Central Europe, kn...

Europe Unesco Limestone Slovakia

7.4 Good

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Križna Jama

Limestone cave in Slovenia distinguished by a chain of more than 45 underground lakes extending several kilometers, one...

Europe Slovenia Limestone Cave System

7.4 Good

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Mitchelstown Cave

Mitchelstown Cave in County Tipperary, Ireland, discovered in 1833, is regarded as one of Europe's finest show caves for...

Europe Ireland Limestone Cave System

6.1 Fair