| WORLD LONGEST GYPSUM CAVES Compiled by: Bob Gulden - April 10, 2008 | ||||||||||
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| # | CAVE NAME | COUNTRY | STATE | COUNTY | MILES | METERS | FEET | METERS | SOURCE | DATE |
| 1 | Optymistychna (Optimisticeskaja ) (Gypsum) | Ukraine | Ternopil | Borshchiv | 133.595 | 215000 | 49 | 15.0 | Nelli Ostjanova via Alexander Klimchouk via Art Palmer via Mike Wiles | 3/6 |
| 2 | Ozernaja (Gypsum) | Ukraine | Ternopil | Borshchiv | 77.000 | 123919 | 67 | 8.0 | Sergey Yepifanov via Peter Lenahan | 08/03 |
| 3 | Zolushka (Gypsum) | Moldova/Ukraine | Briceni/Cernivci | Nowoselyzja | 56.048 | 90200 | 98 | 30.0 | RISC | 1996 |
| 4 | Mlynky (Ml'inki ) (Gypsum) | Ukraine | Ternopil | Tschortkiv | 15.006 | 24150 | 37 | 20.0 | RISC | 1996 |
| 5 | Kryshtaleva (Kristal'naja) (Gypsum) | Ukraine | Ternopil | Borshchiv | 13.670 | 22000 | 66 | 20.0 | Atlas Des Grandes Cavites Mondia. | 1986 |
| 6 | Sistema Kulogorskaya-Troya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 10.096 | 16248 | 59 | 18 | Karst and cave Pinega's - Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/23 |
| 7 | Spipola-Aquafredda | Italy | ? | ? | 6.462 | 10400 | 0 | 0.0 | Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world | 6/18 |
| 8 | D.C. Jester Cave System (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | Oklahoma | Greer | 6.254 | 10065 | 35 | 10.7 | Sue Bozeman | 03/88 |
| 9 | Sistema Olimpiyskaya-Lomonosovskaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 5.661 | 9110 | 105 | 32 | Karst and cave Pinega's - Victor Malkov, Evgeni Gurkalo | 6/23 |
| 10 | Slavka | Ukraine | ? | ? | 5.654 | 9100 | 0 | 0.0 | Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world | 1996 |
| 11 | Cueva del Agua (Gypsum) | Spain | Andalusia | Almeria | 5.169 | 8319 | 0 | 0.0 | Jose Luis Membrado e-mail | 4/7 |
| 12 | Verteba | Ukraine | ? | ? | 4.859 | 7820 | 0 | 0.0 | Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world | 1996 |
| 13 | Cater Magara (Gypsum) | Syria | ? | ? | 4.536 | 7300 | 0 | 0.0 | http://www.akkh.de/ag_syrien_ex.html | 2/7 |
| 14 | Sistema Kumichevka-Vizborovskaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 4.511 | 7260 | 79 | 24 | Evgeni Gurkalo, Aleksandr Kabanihin <gurkalo@atnet.ru> | 6/26 |
| 15 | Parks' Ranch Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | New Mexico | Eddy | 4.098 | 6595 | 100 | 30.5 | Dave Belski e-mail | 03/03 |
| 16 | Konstitutionaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 3.809 | 6130 | 105 | 32 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo <gurkalo@atnet.ru> | 6/26 |
| 17 | Kungur Ice Cave (Gypsum) | Russia | Perm Region | Kungur District | 3.542 | 5700 | 105 | 32.0 | Igor Lavrov Peshchtry - Interuniversity collection of Scienceific Trans. | 1/5 |
| 18 | Selman Cave System (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | Oklahoma | Woodward | 2.979 | 4794 | 0 | 0.0 | NSS News V60N7P204 | 07/02 |
| 19 | Severniy Siphon (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 2.869 | 4617 | 82 | 25 | Vlad Eremeev, Evgeny Gurkalo, <gurkalo@atnet.ru> | 6/26 |
| 20 | Zolotoy Kluchik (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 2.722 | 4380 | 33 | 10 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 21 | Sima de las Yeseras (Cueva de Estremera) (Gypsum) | Spain | Madrid | Estremera | 2.485 | 4000 | 197 | 60.0 | Jose Luis Membrado e-mail | 4/7 |
| 22 | Crystal Caverns (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | New Mexico | DeBaca | 2.355 | 3790 | 331 | 100.9 | Dave Belski e-mail | 03/03 |
| 23 | Double Barrel Shotgun Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | New Mexico | Lincoln | 2.314 | 3724 | 287 | 87.5 | Dave Belski e-mail | 03/03 |
| 24 | Ordinskaya Cave (Gypsum)(Under Water) | Russia | Perm Region | Orda District | 2.237 | 3600 | 276 | 84.0 | http://nsi.psu.ru/labs/gtp/objects/orda cave.html | 1/5 |
| 25 | Umm al Masabih | Libya | ? | ? | 2.233 | 3593 | 0 | 0.0 | Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world | 1996 |
| 26 | Scrooge Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | New Mexico | Lincoln | 2.170 | 3492 | 46 | 14.0 | Dave Belski e-mail | 03/03 |
| 27 | Simfoniya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 2.013 | 3240 | 33 | 10 | Karst and cave Pinega's - Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/23 |
| 28 | Bol'shaya Pehorovskaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 1.991 | 3205 | 59 | 18 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 29 | Carcass Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | New Mexico | De Baca | 1.966 | 3164 | 333 | 101.5 | Dave Belski e-mail | 03/03 |
| 30 | Martin Cave System (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | New Mexico | Chaves | 1.870 | 3009 | 34 | 10.4 | Dave Belski e-mail | 03/03 |
| 31 | Abisso Lusa (Gypsum) | Italy | Emilia Romagna | ? | 1.864 | 3000 | 669 | 204.0 | Reinhard Elsensohn e-mail | 2/7 |
| 32 | Leningradskaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 1.845 | 2970 | 89 | 27 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 33 | Wimmelburger Schlotte (Gypsum) | Germany | Sachsen-Anhalt | mansfelder Land | 1.763 | 2838 | 0 | 0.0 | Prof.Dr.Stephan Kempe e-mail | 1/5 |
| 34 | Horseshoe Vally Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | Oklahoma | Greer | 1.715 | 2760 | 0 | 0.0 | NSS News | 08/95 |
| 35 | Pshashe-Setenay | Russia | Krasnodar | Caucasus,Laba river | 1.671 | 2690 | 164 | 50.0 | Andrey Ostapenko, Victor Kovalenko, KGSS group | 11/7 |
| 36 | Alexandra Tereschenko (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 1.615 | 2599 | 39 | 12 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 37 | Vodnaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 1.614 | 2598 | 26 | 8 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 38 | Jansill/Driftwood Cave system (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | New Mexico | Chaves | 1.592 | 2562 | 233 | 71.0 | Dave Belski e-mail | 03/03 |
| 39 | Fanning Ranch North & South Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | New Mexico | 1.589 | 2557 | 45 | 13.7 | Dave Belski e-mail | 03/03 | |
| 40 | Jubileynaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 1.588 | 2555 | 98 | 30 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 41 | Atlantida | Ukraine | ? | ? | 1.569 | 2525 | 0 | 0.0 | Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world | 1996 |
| 42 | Ingh.Ca' Siepe | Italy | ? | ? | 1.553 | 2500 | 0 | 0.0 | Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world | 1996 |
| 43 | Triple Engle Pit (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | New Mexico | De Baca | 1.544 | 2485 | 442 | 134.7 | Dave Belski e-mail | 03/03 |
| 44 | Bukovinka | Ukraine | ? | ? | 1.496 | 2408 | 0 | 0.0 | Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world | 1996 |
| 45 | Nescatunga Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | Oklahoma | Major | 1.490 | 2398 | 0 | 0.0 | R. Breisch | 1969 |
| 46 | Bingham Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | Oklahoma | Woodward | 1.478 | 2379 | 0 | 0.0 | Keith Harris e-mail (Ok.UG V9 1979) | 07/98 |
| 47 | Segeberger-Kalkhoehle (Gypsum) | Germany | Schleswig-Holstein | Segeberg | 1.466 | 2360 | 0 | 0.0 | Prof.Dr.Stephan Kempe e-mail | 1/5 |
| 48 | Coffee Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | New Mexico | Eddy | 1.442 | 2321 | 11 | 3.4 | Dave Belski e-mail | 03/03 |
| 49 | Pehorovskiy Proval (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 1.406 | 2262 | 72 | 22 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 50 | Ugryn' | Ukraine | ? | ? | 1.317 | 2120 | 0 | 0.0 | Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world | 1996 |
| 51 | Re Tiberio | Italy | ? | ? | 1.311 | 2110 | 0 | 0.0 | Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world | 1996 |
| 52 | Hay's Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | New Mexico | 1.266 | 2037 | 69 | 21.0 | Dave Belski e-mail | 03/03 | |
| 53 | Kulogorskaya-5 (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 1.264 | 2035 | 33 | 10 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 54 | Popova | Russia | Krasnodar | Caucasus,Laba river | 1.263 | 2032 | 66 | 20.0 | Andrey Ostapenko, KGSS group | 11/7 |
| 55 | Cueva del Peral (Gypsum) | Spain | Andalusia | Almeria | 1.243 | 2000 | 0 | 0.0 | Reinhard Elsensohn e-mail | 2/7 |
| 56 | Gostry Govdy | Ukraine | ? | ? | 1.243 | 2000 | 0 | 0.0 | Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world | 1996 |
| 57 | Sculpture Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | Oklahoma | Major | 1.194 | 1922 | 0 | 0.0 | Speleo Digest | 1972 |
| 58 | Pogranichnaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Holmogory | 1.187 | 1910 | 33 | 10 | Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/27 |
| 59 | Alabaster Caverns (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | Oklahoma | Woodward | 1.164 | 1873 | 0 | 0.0 | Ok. Underground | 1986 |
| 60 | Severyanka (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 1.137 | 1830 | 13 | 4 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 61 | Heimkehle (Gypsum) | Germany | Sachsen-Anhalt | Sangerhausen | 1.106 | 1780 | 0 | 0.0 | Prof.Dr.Stephan Kempe e-mail | 1/5 |
| 62 | Pearl Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | Oklahoma | Woodward | 1.097 | 1765 | 0 | 0.0 | Ok. Underground V9P6 | 1986 |
| 63 | Numburghoehle (Gypsum) | Germany | Thueringen | Nordhausen | 1.087 | 1750 | 0 | 0.0 | Prof.Dr.Stephan Kempe e-mail | 1/5 |
| 64 | Wayne's Womb Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | New Mexico | Lincoln | 1.069 | 1720 | 47 | 14.3 | Dave Belski e-mail | 03/03 |
| 65 | Schlotte at the Ottilaeschacht (Gypsum) | Germany | Niedersachsen | Goslar | 1.063 | 1710 | 0 | 0.0 | Prof.Dr.Stephan Kempe e-mail | 1/5 |
| 66 | Widow Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | Oklahoma | Major | 1.052 | 1693 | 0 | 0.0 | NSS News V47N3P77 | 03/89 |
| 67 | Golubinskiy Proval (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 1.008 | 1622 | 56 | 17 | Karst and cave Pinega's - Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/23 |
| 68 | Geograficheskogo Obschestva USSR (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 0.994 | 1600 | 59 | 18 | Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 69 | Grotte of the Crete de Vaas (Gypsum) | Switzerland | Valais | Sierre | 0.938 | 1510 | 197 | 60.0 | Reinhard Elsensohn e-mail | 2/7 |
| 70 | Pothooks Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | Texas | Childress | 0.938 | 1510 | 49 | 14.9 | TSS Via Terry Hoisinger e-mail | 6/4 |
| 71 | Muzeynaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 0.920 | 1480 | 33 | 10 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 72 | Ammonal'naja | Russia | Krasnodar | Caucasus,Laba river | 0.910 | 1464 | 374 | 114.0 | Leonid Suhovey | 11/7 |
| 73 | Zheleznie Vorota 1-2 (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 0.857 | 1380 | 33 | 10 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 74 | Els Sumidors (Tunel dels Sumidors) (Gypsum) | Spain | Valencia | Vallada | 0.783 | 1260 | 673 | 205.0 | www.venadelgesso.org | 2/7 |
| 75 | Lunnie Gori (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Holmogory | 0.766 | 1233 | 36 | 11 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 76 | Arochnaja | Russia | Krasnodar | Caucasus,Laba river | 0.738 | 1188 | 82 | 25.0 | Andrey Ostapenko, KGSS group | 11/7 |
| 77 | Gun'kina-4 | Russia | Karachaevo/Cherkesia | Caucasus,Laba river | 0.715 | 1150 | 217 | 66.0 | Andrey Ostapenko, KGSS group | 11/7 |
| 78 | Dedova Jama | Russia | Krasnodar | Caucasus,Laba river | 0.707 | 1138 | 95 | 29.0 | Andrey Ostapenko, KGSS group | 11/7 |
| 79 | Saburovskaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 0.686 | 1104 | 26 | 8 | Vlad Eremeev, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 80 | Nizhnyaya Saburovskaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 0.674 | 1084 | 26 | 8 | Vlad Eremeev, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 81 | Aprelskiy Uzel (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Holmogory | 0.664 | 1069 | 33 | 10 | Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 82 | Conical Sink Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | Texas | Childress | 0.664 | 1069 | 73 | 22.3 | TSS Via Terry Hoisinger e-mail | 6/4 |
| 83 | Hoellern (Gypsum) | Germany | Bavaria | Middle-Franconia | 0.646 | 1040 | 0 | 0.0 | Prof.Dr.Stephan Kempe e-mail | 1/5 |
| 84 | Cueva Covadura (Gypsum) | Spain | Andalusia | Almeria | 0.621 | 1000 | 413 | 126.0 | Reinhard Elsensohn e-mail | 2/7 |
| 85 | Cueva del Tesoro (Gypsum) | Spain | Andalusia | Almeria | 0.621 | 1000 | 0 | 0.0 | Reinhard Elsensohn e-mail | 2/7 |
| 86 | Cueva del Yeso (Gypsum) | Spain | Andalusia | Almeria | 0.621 | 1000 | 0 | 0.0 | Reinhard Elsensohn e-mail | 2/7 |
| 87 | Walkup Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | Texas | Hardeman | 0.606 | 975 | 0 | 0.0 | TSS Via Terry Hoisinger e-mail | 6/4 |
| 88 | Kitezh (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 0.592 | 953 | 46 | 14 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 89 | Severnaya Venetsiya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 0.587 | 945 | 16 | 5 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 90 | Dvinskaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Holmogory | 0.566 | 911 | 16 | 5 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 91 | Siyanie (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Holmogory | 0.560 | 902 | 30 | 9 | Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 92 | Havard Cave (Gypsum) | U.S.A. | Kansas | Barber | 0.555 | 893 | 0 | 0.0 | Jonathan Beard | 1991 |
| 93 | Malaya Golubinskaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 0.547 | 880 | 36 | 11 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 94 | Speleomor'e (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 0.516 | 830 | 33 | 10 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 95 | Malaya Pehorovskaya (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 0.510 | 820 | 49 | 15 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 96 | Bol'shoy Holodil'nik (Gypsum) | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Pinega | 0.506 | 815 | 66 | 20 | Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo | 6/26 |
| 97 | Kladbische Illuziy | Russia | Karachaevo/Cherkesia | Caucasus,Laba river | 0.349 | 561 | 33 | 10.0 | Andrey Ostapenko, KGSS group | 11/7 |
| 98 | Besleneevskaja-1 | Russia | Krasnodar | Caucasus,Laba river | 0.348 | 560 | 148 | 45.0 | Leonid Suhovey | 11/7 |
| 99 | Uchkuduk | Russia | Krasnodar | Caucasus,Laba river | 0.317 | 510 | 144 | 44.0 | Andrey Ostapenko, KGSS group | 11/7 |