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muddyface wrote:From what I read in Caves and Karst of the USA, Kazumura Cave in Hawaii is the longest cave by linear extent being 20 miles end to end. But this is a lava tube with many entrances. As for the longest passage Sistema del Rio Encantado has the longest continuous river passage being 17 kilometers long. Wasn't there an expedition in 2011 that connected this with another cave and made the passage 21 km long?
As for most remote location from an entrance, Fort Stanton sounds like it could be the most, all of the passages in Mammoth seem to be within no more than a few miles of an entrance. Fisher Ridge could be a possible candidate. Anyone seen any maps of the big ones in Europe? Something long and deep in France or Spain seems like a good place to look at.
gypcaver wrote: . . . The other question is, does anyone know what the most remote accessible location in any cave is? By that I mean a point that is furthest away from an entrance, using the shortest possible route to get there.
Steve Peerman -- Fort Stanton Cave Study Project Director
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ReneOhms wrote:Using the Utility Network Analyst tools in ArcGIS, the shortest route from an entrance in Jewel Cave to the farthest point (the end of Hazard County), is 6.13 miles. The "shortest" route deviates significantly from the actual route that would be traveled to get there, and goes through passage that's more difficult, too delicate, or slower to travel. The route you'd actually travel from the elevator to Hazard County is 6.63 miles. From the historic entrance, it's 7.25 miles to Hazard County via the shortest surveyed path, and 7.86 miles via the route that would actually be traveled. This doesn't account for the ups and downs and other deviations between stations, but it's the best measurement we've got.
muddyface wrote:. As for the longest passage Sistema del Rio Encantado has the longest continuous river passage being 17 kilometers long. Wasn't there an expedition in 2011 that connected this with another cave and made the passage 21 km long?
gindling wrote:muddyface wrote:. As for the longest passage Sistema del Rio Encantado has the longest continuous river passage being 17 kilometers long. Wasn't there an expedition in 2011 that connected this with another cave and made the passage 21 km long?
Yes Mike Green and I connected Rio Encantada into Cueva Zumbo last year. Im trying to figure out how long it is from the Zumbo entrance to the Escalera entrance, and while it may be very difficult and remote (I dont think anyone will make that connection again), I dont think it would beat @7 miles! There are 7 entrances over its 21.77km of length. I was thinking Castleguard from the entrance to the glacial ice plugs might be a contender.
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