Deepest Caves

Caves ranked by vertical depth from entrance.

Last updated . Source: Wikidata.

As of 2026-04-29, Veryovkina Cave tops the list with 2,212 m.

  1. #1 Veryovkina Cave — 2,212 m

    natural cave in Georgia

    Veryovkina Cave is a cave in Abkhazia, Georgia. As of 2025, at 2,209 meters (7,247 ft) deep, it is the second deepest-known cave on Earth after Krubera Cave. Veryovkina is in the Arabika Massif, in the Gagra mountain range of the Western Caucasus, on the pass between the Krepost and Zont mountains, close to the slopes of Mount Krepost. Its entrance is 2,285 meters (7,497 ft) above sea level. The entrance of the cave has a cross section of 3 m × 4 m, and the depth of the entrance shaft is... Read more on Wikipedia.

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  2. #2 Krubera Cave — 2,199 m

    cave in Georgia

    Kruber's Cave, also Krubera Cave, also known as Voronya Cave, is the deepest known cave on Earth. It is located in the Arabika Massif of the Gagra Range of the Western Caucasus, in the Gagra District of Abkhazia, a disputed region of Georgia. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  3. #3 Sarma cave — 1,830 m

    karst cave in the Georgia

    Sarma Cave, located in the Gagra District of Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia, is the third-deepest recorded cave in the world. Its depth was measured in 2012 by a team led by Pavel Rudko. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  4. #4 Q125576596 — 1,760 m source Wikidata
  5. #5 Q4362262 — 1,508 m source Wikidata
  6. #6 Skalarjevo brezno — 1,209 m

    cave in Slovenia

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  7. #7 Complesso del Grignone — 1,200 m

    deepest cave in Italy on Lake Como

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  8. #8 Q4313004 — 970 m source Wikidata
  9. #9 Q4148087 — 770 m source Wikidata
  10. #10 Sternes — 729 m

    Cave in Greece

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