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Cave: Encyclopedia - Cave

This article is about natural caves; for artificial caves used as dwellings, such as those in north China, see yaodong. A cave is a natural underground void large enough for an adult human to enter. Some scientists stipulate that it must be large enough that some portion of it will not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea caves. Speleology is the scientific exploration and study of all aspects of caves. The act of exploring ...

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Cave: Encyclopedia - Caving Caving is the recreational sport of exploring caves. The challenges of the sport depend on the cave being visited, but often include the negotiation of pitches, squeezes, and water. Climbing or crawling is often necessary, and ropes are used extensively. Caving is often undertaken solely for the enjoyment of the activity or for physical exercise, but original exploration, or physical or biological science is an important goal for many cavers. Unexplored cave systems comprise some of the last unexplored regions on Earth a ...

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Cave: Encyclopedia II - Caving - Caving organizations

Caving - Greece. SPILAIO A greek caving portal site providing RSS Feeds with caving related news in Greek and English. The Hellenic Speleological Federation is a national organisation with many caving clubs as members. Caving - Jamaica. The Jamaican Caves Organisation (JCO) carries out speleological research and exploration on the island. Caving - New Zealand. The New Zealand Speleological Society is a national organisation with local clubs that represents the recreational caves. ...

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Cave: Encyclopedia - Cave of the Patriarchs

The Cave of the Patriarchs is considered to be the spiritual center of the ancient city of Hebron. It lies in the southwest part of the West Bank, in the heart of ancient Judea. It is called in Hebrew Me'arat HaMakhpela (מערת המכפלה): "The Cave of the 'double' caves or tombs", because (according to Jewish tradition) its hidden twin caves are considered to be the burial place of four "pairs" of important Biblical couples: (1) Adam and Eve; (2) ...

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Cave: Encyclopedia - Voronya Cave

The Voronya Cave (aka Krubera-Voronia Cave) is the deepest known cave in the world. It is located in the Arabika Massif, West Caucasus, Abkhazia (a region of Georgia in the former Soviet Union). The height difference in the cave is 2,080 metres. The same cave set the previous record for depth at 1,710 metres in 2001 by a Russian-Ukrainian team. In 2004 the penetrated depth was increased on each of three expeditions. In October 2005, the depth was measured at 2,146 metres deep. ...

Cave: Encyclopedia - Cave Cricket

Cave crickets are orthopteroid insects of the family Rhaphidophoridae which are found in association with caves. Those occurring in New Zealand, Australia, and surrounding environs are typically referred to as Cave Wetas. Their distinctive limbs and antennae serve a double purpose. Typically living in a lightless environment, they rely heavily on their sense of touch, which is limited by reach. While they have been known to take up residence the basements of buildings, many cave crickets live out their entire lives deep inside actual

Cave: Encyclopedia - Corycian Cave

The Corycian Cave is located on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, in Greece. In the mythology of the area, it is named after the nymph Corycia; however, its name etymologically derives from korykos, "knapsack". This cave was sacred to the Corycian Nymphs and the Muses, and a place of worship for Pan. Strabo, in his Geography, writes: The whole of Parnassos [Mountain in Phokis] is esteemed as sacred [to Apollon], since it has caves and other places that are held in honor and deemed holy. Of these the best known and most beautiful is Korykion, a cave of the Nymphai bearing the same name as ...

Cave: Encyclopedia - Allegory of the cave

Plato's allegory of the cave is perhaps the best-known of his many metaphors, allegories, and myths. The allegory is told and interpreted at the start of Book VII of The Republic (514a-520a). The allegory is probably best presented as a story, and then interpreted—as Plato himself does. Allegory of the cave - The allegory. Imagine prisoners who have been chained since childhood deep inside a cave. Not only are their limbs immobilized by the chains, their heads are chained as well so that their eyes ...

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Cave: Encyclopedia - Cave diving

Cave diving is a type of technical diving in which specialized SCUBA equipment is used to enable the exploration of natural or artificial caves which are at least partially filled with water. Cave diving - The attraction. Water-filled caves attract divers and speleologists for several reasons: they are often unexplored or little explored they present a technical diving challenge they have a wide range of unique physical features such as stalactites and stalagmites the ...

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Cave: Encyclopedia - Cave monastery

A cave monastery is basically a monastery built in caves, with possible outside facilities. Cave monastery - List of cave monasteries. Cave monastery of St. Clement, Inkerman, Crimea, Ukraine. Kiev Pechersk Lavra and Eletsky Monastery, Ukraine. Cappadocia cave monastery, Turkey Tiger Cave Monastery, Krabi, Thailand Pskov Cave Monastery, Pskov Oblast, Russia Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo, Bulgaria Aladzha Monastery, Bulgaria Vardzia ...

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Cave monastery - List of cave monasteries

Cave: Encyclopedia - Chauvet Cave

The Chauvet Cave or Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave is a cave located near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, in the Ardèche département, in southern France. Chauvet Cave - Features. The cave contains the oldest known cave paintings, supposedly dated at about 32,000 years old. However, there is controversy over that dating, and some people think that the age of the paintings has been exaggerated for publicity purposes. Many cave paintings have been discovered at the cave. So far, more than 260 animal paintin ...

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Cave: Encyclopedia - Velebit caves

The Velebit mountain of Croatia is believed to have several caves with the some of the world's greatest subterranean vertical drops. The cave "Patkov Gušt" is 553 meters deep and is the second deepest pitch in the world as of 2005. The three-tier "Lukina jama" cave has a single drop of 516 metres (1,693 feet). The whole cave is 1392 m long and is the deepest pit of Croatia. Other notable caves include the "Slovačka jama" (Slovak pit), (1,320 m in length), "Meduza" (679 m), "Velebita" (580 m). At the foot of the Lukina jama, there are ponds and streams including one of ...

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Velebit caves - External link

Cave: Encyclopedia - Cave of Treasures

The Cave of Treasures, sometimes referred to simply as The Treasure, is a book of the New Testament apocrypha, which was later declared heretical. The known examples of the text are written in Syriac, and contain, amongst other things, an account of Abel's burial which claims itself to be historical. In the text Adam gives a speech couched in Christian language, which foreshadow's Jesus. This is, however, unsurprising, as the text is generally considered by scholars to have been written after the 2nd century, and by a ch

Cave: Encyclopedia - Cave rescue

Cave rescue is a highly specialized field of rescue in which injured or trapped people are removed from or treated in caves and other underground space. Cave rescue borrows from firefighting, confined space rescue, and rope rescue, but also has developed its own special techniques and skills for performing work in conditions that are almost always difficult and demanding. In the United States the leading cave rescue training curriculum is developed and deployed by the National Cave Rescue Commission (NCRC), which operates as ...

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Cave rescue - Notable cave rescues or attempted rescues

Cave: Encyclopedia - Cave lion

Conservation status: Prehistoric The cave lion, also known as the European or Eurasian cave lion, is an extinct feline known from fossils and a wide variety of prehistoric art. It is the largest cat that ever existed, and was about 25% larger than the modern African lion. Cave lion - Size. The cave lion averaged 3.5 m (11.5 ft) in length, with a male weighing about 235 kg (520 lb), and a typical female weighing 175 kg (385 lb). The Siberian tiger and the Smilodo ...

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Cave: Encyclopedia - Cave Dwellers

Cave Dwellers (Ator l'invincibile 2) was a European film that was made in 1984. The movie was written and directed by Joe d'Amato. The filming for this movie was done in Italy. It starred Miles O'Keeffe as Ator, a man skilled in not only fighting, but in many other arts as well. It also starred Charles Borromel as Akronas, a wise ruler and teacher who is also called the Great One. The ever beautiful Lisa Foster starred as Mila, the daughter of Akronas, and David Brandon starred as Zor - the principal villan in this film. ...

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Cave: Encyclopedia - Cave Research Foundation

The Cave Research Foundation (CRF) is an American private, non-profit group dedicated to the exploration, research, and conservation of caves. The group arose in the early 1950s from the exploration efforts at Floyd Collins Crystal Cave, now within Mammoth Cave National Park. Its stated goals were to: to promote exploration and documentation of caves and karst areas, initiate and support cave and karst research, aid in cave conservation and protection, and to assist with the interpretation of caves and karst to the public. < ...