Sistema Sac Actun

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Sistema Sac Actun is an underwater cave system situated along the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula with passages to the north and west of the city of Tulum. Discovery of a connection to Sistema Dos Ojos in 2018 made it the longest known underwater cave system. As of January 2023, it is the second longest underwater cave system in the world, only surpassed by Sistema Ox Bel Ha.

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length: 386.122 kilometre, length: 378.56 kilometre, 
cavesubterranean river

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Location: 20.2466, -87.4641, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Cenote Calavera
  • Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich
  • Sistema Dos Ojos
    geographical object
  • Sistema Nohoch Nah Chich
    flooded cave system in Mexico
  • Sistema Ox Bel Ha
    cave
  • Sistema Sac Actun
    flooded cave system in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitecaveCenote CalaveracaveWikidata
    sitecaveCenote Nohoch Nah ChichcaveWikidata
    sitecaveSistema Dos OjoscaveWikidata
    sitecaveSistema Nohoch Nah ChichcaveWikidata
    sitecaveSistema Ox Bel HacaveWikidata
    sitecaveSistema Sac Actunsubterranean river, caveWikidata