Orda Cave
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Orda Cave is a gypsum cave found underneath the western Ural Mountains. The mouth is near the shore of the Kungur River just outside Orda, Perm Krai in Russia. The cave system stretches over 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) with around 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) over the overall length being underwater. This makes it one of the longest underwater caves and the largest underwater gypsum cave in the world. It contains the longest siphon in the former Soviet Union.
Website,
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Russia,
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Location: 57.182, 56.8881, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | cave | Kungur Ice Cave | show cave, tourist destination, protected area of Russia | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Orda Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | The entrance to the Orda cave. Вход в Ординскую пещеру | Commons | ||
| commons | image | In Ordinskaya cave | Commons | ||
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