Europe’s Biggest Cave Now World's Second Longest
Posted: May 16, 2008 10:46 am
Bulgarians mapping Europe’s biggest cave
12:25 Tue 13 May 2008 - Elitsa Grancharova
Bulgarian speleologists have discovered a new gallery in the Optymistychna Cave in western Ukraine, enough to help it reclaim the second spot in the list of the world's longest caves, private broadcaster bTV reported on May 13......
.......Added to the current 220km, Optymistychna, also known as Optimisticeskaja after the Russian spelling of its name, is now more than 270km long, taking the distinction of the world second longest cave from the Jewel Cave in South Dakota. Only the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is bigger.
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12:25 Tue 13 May 2008 - Elitsa Grancharova
Bulgarian speleologists have discovered a new gallery in the Optymistychna Cave in western Ukraine, enough to help it reclaim the second spot in the list of the world's longest caves, private broadcaster bTV reported on May 13......
.......Added to the current 220km, Optymistychna, also known as Optimisticeskaja after the Russian spelling of its name, is now more than 270km long, taking the distinction of the world second longest cave from the Jewel Cave in South Dakota. Only the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is bigger.
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/bulgar ... 8/catid_70