Aurora Cave
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Aurora Cave is a limestone cave, part of the Te Ana-au Caves in Fiordland, in the South Island of New Zealand on the western side of a deep glacial trough containing Lake Te Anau. Aurora Cave is separated by a sump from Te Ana-au Cave. The cave has been formed by the Tunnel Burn, which drains from Lake Orbell in the Takahe valley. Aurora Cave is 267 metres deep and 6 km. long. Around 1988, a subfossil of an extinct species of frog were discovered. It was named the Aurora frog.
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Location: -45.2953, 167.6979, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
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Aurora Cave ⓘ
cave in New Zealand -
Te Ana-au Caves ⓘ
cave in New Zealand
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | cave | Aurora Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Te Ana-au Caves | show cave | Wikidata | |