World Longest Gypsum Caves

Updated by Paul Burger – April 2, 2023

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TypeRank CAVE NAME COUNTRY STATE COUNTY Length(mi)Length (m)Depth (ft)Depth (m)SOURCE DATE
G1Optymistychna (Optimisticheskaja) Ukraine Ternopil Borshchiv 164.4264576.154915Marc Ohms FB
G2OzernaUkraine Ternopil Borshchiv 87.29614049011535Vyacheslav Apostolyuk 9-2017
G3Zolushka Ukraine / Moldova Briceni/Cernivci Nowoselyzja 57.216920809854Igor Teleshman e-mail
G4MlynkyUkraine Ternopil Chortkiv 32.885529236620cavemlynky@gmail.com 1-2019
G5Scialet de les Nuits Blanches - Superieur du clos d'Aspres France Isere Vercors 26.0984200034971066Le Karst Du Gypse, Jean Yves Bigot Page 86-87 7-2002
G6Reseau des Grottes aux Fees Switzerland Vallorbe Vaud 20.29232657744.8227List of Swiss Long k& Deep Caves 7-2009
G7Krasnaya (Kyzyl-Toba) (Qizil Qoba) Ukraine Crimea - 15.1824430656.2200Inced O. e-mail 1-2016
G8Kryshtaleva (Kristal'naja)Ukraine Ternopil Borshchiv 14.049226106620cavemlynky@gmail.com 9-2017
G9Sistema Kulogorskaya-Troya . Russia Arkhangelsk Pinega 10.0961624859.118Karst and cave Pinega's - Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2017
G10Aven Lacas France Occitanie - 9.974160511332406Liste des cavites naturelles les plus longues de France 6-22
G11Évent de Rognès France Occitanie - 9.6931560091.9173Liste des cavites naturelles les plus longues de France 6-22
G12Grotte du Banquier France Occitanie - 7.70512400492.1150Liste des cavites naturelles les plus longues de France 6-22
G13Grotte de Malaval France Occitanie - 7.45612000777.6237Liste des cavites naturelles les plus longues de France 6-22
G14Grotte de Fontrabiouse France Occitanie - 7.45612000196.960Liste des cavites naturelles les plus longues de France 6-22
G15Trou du Vent France Nouvelle-Aquitaine - 6.71110800341.2104Liste des cavites naturelles les plus longues de France 6-22
G16Spipola-AquafreddaItaly - - 6.46210400360.9110Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world 6-2016
G17D.C. Jester Cave SystemUSAOklahoma Greer 6.254100653510.7Sue Bozeman 3-1988
G18Sistema Olimpiyskaya-Lomonosovskaya . Russia Arkhangelsk Pinega 5.661911010532Karst and cave Pinega's - Victor Malkov, Evgeni Gurkalo 6-2017
G19Slavka Ukraine Ternopil Borshchiv 5.654910000cavemlynky@gmail.com 5-2021
G20Systema Cueva del AguaSpain Andalusia Almeria 5.599901000Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 12-2016
G21Verteba Ukraine Ternopil Borshchiv 5.313855000cavemlynky@gmail.com 9-2017
G22Cater Magara Syria Raqqah Raqqah 4.536730016450http://www.akkh.de/ag_syrien_ex.html 1-2000
G23Sistema Kumichevka-Vizborovskaya . Russia Arkhangelsk Pinega 4.511726078.724Evgeni Gurkalo, Aleksandr Kabanihin
G24Parks Ranch CaveUSANew Mexico Eddy 4.098659510030.5Dave Belski e-mail 3-2016
G25KonstitutionayaRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 3.809613010532 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo
G26Kungur Ice CaveRussia Perm Region Kungur District 3.542570010532Igor Lavrov Peshchtry - Interuniversity collection of Scienceific Trans. 6-2017
G27Bukovinka Ukraine Chernivci Nowoselytsja 3.393546000cavemlynky@gmail.com 1-2016
G28Guud Aanod Somalia El Afwein Berera 3.262525000Atlas of the Great Caves and Karst of Africa Part 2 P285-286 7-2012
G29Selman Cave SystemUSAOklahoma Woodward 2.979479400NSS News V60N7P204 7-2016
G30Severniy SiphonRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 2.86946178225Vlad Eremeev, Evgeny Gurkalo, 6-2017
G31Ordinskaya Cave (Under Water) Russia Perm Region Orda District 2.858460016450Ulyana Zhakova e-mail 3-2016
G32Zolotoy KluchikRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 2.72243803310 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G33Systema Cueva CovaduraSpain Andalusia Almeria 2.6384245413126Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 12-2016
G34Sima de las Yeseras (Cueva de Estremera) . Spain Madrid Estremera 2.485400019760Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 4-2017
G35Crystal CavernsUSANew Mexico DeBaca 2.3553790331100.9Dave Belski e-mail 3-2016
G36Double Barrel Shotgun CaveUSANew Mexico Lincoln 2.314372428787.5Dave Belski e-mail 3-2016
G37Sistema ECA Spain Andalusia Almeria 2.241360700Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 12-2016
G38Umm al Masabih Libya Tripolitainial Bir al Ghanam 2.2333593172.252.5Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world
G39Gostri Govdy Ukraine Chernivci Zastavna 2.218357000cavemlynky@gmail.com
G40Scrooge CaveUSANew Mexico Lincoln 2.1734924614Dave Belski e-mail 3-2016
G41SimfoniyaRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 2.01332403310Karst and cave Pinega's - Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G42Bol'shaya PehorovskayaRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 1.99132055918 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G43Carcass CaveUSANew Mexico De Baca 1.9663164333101.5Dave Belski e-mail 3-2016
G44Martin Cave SystemUSANew Mexico Chaves 1.8730093410.4Dave Belski e-mail 3-2016
G45Abisso LusaItaly Emilia Romagna - 1.8643000669204Reinhard Elsensohn e-mail 2-2015
G46LeningradskayaRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 1.84529708927 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G47Reseau Denis Parisis France Val-la'Oise Béthemont-la-Forêt 1.833295000Le Karst Du Gypse, Jean Yves Bigot Page 86-87 7-2002
G48Wimmelburger SchlotteGermany Sachsen-Anhalt mansfelder Land 1.763283800Prof.Dr.Stephan Kempe e-mail 1-2016
G49Horseshoe Vally CaveUSAOklahoma Greer 1.715276000NSS News 8-1995
G50Pshashe-SetenayRussia Krasnodar Caucasus,Laba river 1.671269016450Andrey Ostapenko, Victor Kovalenko, KGSS group 1-2016
G51Cueva del YesoSpain Andalucia Cordoba 1.663267600Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 1-2016
G52Alexandra TereschenkoRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 1.61525993912 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G53VodnayaRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 1.6142598268 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G54Jansill/Driftwood Cave System . USANew Mexico Chaves 1.592256223371Dave Belski e-mail 3-2016
G55River Styx CaveUSATexas King 1.59225625015.2Texas Speleological Survey via Jerry Atkinson e-mail 1-2016
G56Fanning Ranch North & South Cave . USANew Mexico Eddy 1.58925574513.7Dave Belski e-mail 3-2016
G57JubileynayaRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 1.58825559830 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G58Atlantida Ukraine Khmelnytsk Kamyanets-Podilskyji 1.569252500cavemlynky@gmail.com 9-2017
G59Ingh.Ca' SiepeItaly - - 1.553250000Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world 6-2017
G60Triple Engle PitUSANew Mexico De Baca 1.5442485442134.7Dave Belski e-mail 3-2016
G61Nescatunga Cave USAOklahoma Major 1.49239800R. Breisch 5-2017
G62Bingham CaveUSAOklahoma Woodward 1.478237900Keith Harris e-mail (Ok.UG V9 1979) 7-1998
G63Segeberger-KalkhoehleGermany Schleswig-Holstein Segeberg 1.466236000Prof.Dr.Stephan Kempe e-mail 1-2016
G64Coffee CaveUSANew Mexico Eddy 1.4422321113.4Dave Belski e-mail 3-2016
G65Hyänenlabyrinth Somalia Erigavo Berera 1.435231000Atlas of the Great Caves and Karst of Africa Part 2 P285-286 7-2012
G66Pehorovskiy ProvalRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 1.40622627222 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G67Ugryn' Ukraine Ternopil Chortkiv 1.317212000cavemlynky@gmail.com 9-2017
G68Re TiberioItaly - - 1.311211000Alexander Klimchouk Longest Gypsum caves of the world 6-2017
G69Hay's CaveUSANew Mexico - 1.26620376921Dave Belski e-mail 3-2016
G70Kulogorskaya-5Russia Arkhangelsk Pinega 1.26420353310 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G71PopovaRussia Krasnodar Caucasus,Laba river 1.26320326620Andrey Ostapenko, KGSS group 1-2016
G72Cueva del PeralSpain Andalusia Almeria 1.243200000Reinhard Elsensohn e-mail 2-2015
G73Complejo GEP Spain Andalusia Almeria 1.243200000Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 12-2016
G74Sculpture CaveUSAOklahoma Major 1.194192200Speleo Digest 5-2017
G75PogranichnayaRussia Arkhangelsk Holmogory 1.18719103310Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G76Cueva del TesoroSpain Andalusia Almeria 1.174189000Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 12-2016
G77Alabaster CavernsUSAOklahoma Woodward 1.164187300Ok. Underground 6-2017
G78SeveryankaRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 1.1371830134 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G79Cueva Fuente del Peral Spain Andalusia Almeria 1.118180000Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 12-2016
G80West Clutch Cave USATexas Childress 1.11117887322.3Texas Speleological Survey via Terry Holsinger e-mail 1-2016
G81HeimkehleGermany Sachsen-Anhalt Sangerhausen 1.106178000Prof.Dr.Stephan Kempe e-mail 1-2016
G82Pearl CaveUSAOklahoma Woodward 1.097176500Ok. Underground V9P6 6-2017
G83NumburghoehleGermany Thueringen Nordhausen 1.087175000Prof.Dr.Stephan Kempe e-mail 1-2016
G84Wayne's Womb CaveUSANew Mexico Lincoln 1.06917204714.3Dave Belski e-mail 3-2016
G85Schlotte at the Ottilaeschacht . Germany Niedersachsen Goslar 1.063171000Prof.Dr.Stephan Kempe e-mail 1-2016
G86Widow CaveU.S.A. Oklahoma Major 1.052169300NSS News V47N3P77 3-2001
G87Sistema Barranco del Tesoro Spain Andalusia Almeria 1.044168000Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 12-2016
G88Sistema B.1 - Magda - FA Spain Andalusia Almeria 1.017163700Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 12-2016
G89Uvileyna Ukraine Ternopil Borshchiv 1.008162300cavemlynky@gmail.com 9-2017
G90Golubinskiy ProvalRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 1.00816225617Karst and cave Pinega's - Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G91Geograficheskogo Obschestva USSR Russia Arkhangelsk Pinega 0.99416005918Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G92Sistema Cano Spain Andalusia Almeria 0.982158000Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 12-2016
G93Sistema de los Ruidos - Kas Spain Andalusia Almeria 0.944151900Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 12-2016
G94Pothooks CaveU.S.A. Texas Childress 0.93815104914.9Texas Speleological Survey via Jerry Atkinson e-mail 1-2016
G95Cueva de los Apas Spain Andalusia Almeria 0.932150000Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 12-2016
G96MuzeynayaRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 0.9214803310 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G97Guud Biyod Somalia El Afwein Berera 0.917147500Atlas of the Great Caves and Karst of Africa Part 2 P285-286 7-2012
G98Ammonal'najaRussia Krasnodar Caucasus,Laba river 0.911464374114Leonid Suhovey 1-2016
G99Höhle 1 bei Las Anodf Somalia Las Anod Berera 0.904145500Atlas of the Great Caves and Karst of Africa Part 2 P285-286 7-2012
G100Staubleichenhoehle Syria Dayr az-Zawr Madan 0.886142632.810http://www.akkh.de/ag_syrien_ex.html 10-2016
G101Zheleznie Vorota 1-2Russia Arkhangelsk Pinega 0.85713803310 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G102Sistema de les Bores del Borro Spain Andalusia Almeria 0.817131500Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 12-2016
G103Els Sumidors (Tunel dels Sumidors) . Spain Valencia Vallada 0.7831260673205www.venadelgesso.org 2-2015
G104Lunnie GoriRussia Arkhangelsk Holmogory 0.76612333611 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G105Walkup CaveU.S.A. Texas Hardeman 0.738118813842.1Texas Speleological Survey via Jerry Atkinson e-mail 1-2016
G106ArochnajaRussia Krasnodar Caucasus,Laba river 0.73811888225Andrey Ostapenko, KGSS group 1-2016
G107Gun'kina-4Russia Karachaevo/Cherkesia Caucasus,Laba river 0.715115021766Andrey Ostapenko, KGSS group 1-2016
G108Dedova JamaRussia Krasnodar Caucasus,Laba river 0.70711389529Andrey Ostapenko, KGSS group 1-2016
G109SaburovskayaRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 0.6861104268Vlad Eremeev, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G110Barbarossahoehle Germany Thueringen Rottleben 0.684110023070http://de.wikipegia.org/wiki/Barbarossah%C3%B6hle 9-2016
G111Nizhnyaya SaburovskayaRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 0.6741084268Vlad Eremeev, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G112Conical Sink CaveUSATexas Childress 0.66410697322.3Texas Speleological Survey via Jerry Atkinson e-mail 1-2016
G113Aprelskiy UzelRussia Arkhangelsk Holmogory 0.66410693310Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G114Cave-Al-Metras Syria Raqqah Raqqah 0.656105516450http://www.akkh.de/ag_syrien_ex.html 10-2016
G115Cueva del YesoSpain Andalusia Almeria 0.652105000Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 12-2016
G116Coves de Rotgers Spain CataluñaBergueda 0.631014219.867Jose Luis Membrado e-mail 4-2001
G117KitezhRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 0.5929534614 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G118Severnaya VenetsiyaRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 0.587945165 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G119DvinskayaRussia Arkhangelsk Holmogory 0.566911165 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G120SiyanieRussia Arkhangelsk Holmogory 0.56902309 Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G121Havard CaveU.S.A. Kansas Barber 0.55689400e-mail 1-2019
G122Malaya GolubinskayaRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 0.5478803611 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G123Abu an Niran No.1 Libya Abu an Niran Bir al Ghanam 0.53485900Atlas of the Great Caves and Karst of Africa Part 1 P153-155 11-2019
G124Speleomor'eRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 0.5168303310 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G125Malaya PehorovskayaRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 0.518204915 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G126Bol'shoy Holodil'nikRussia Arkhangelsk Pinega 0.5068156620 Victor Malkov, Evgeny Gurkalo 6-2016
G127Root Cellar Cave U.S.A. Texas Childress 0.3976394614Texas Speleological Survey via Terry Holsinger e-mail 1-2016
G128cueva del Leon Argentina Neuquen Las Lajas 0.39263100Atlas - Great Caves of the World 6-2017
G129aïn wadi Fasat Libya Wadi Fasat Bir al Ghanam 0.38461800Atlas of the Great Caves and Karst of Africa Part 1 P153-155 11-2019
G130McMoran Cave U.S.A. Kansas Comanche 0.3861100e-mail 1-2019
G131D.E.S. Cave U.S.A. Kansas Comanche 0.37961000Jonathan Beard 8-2016
G132Kladbische IlluziyRussia Karachaevo/Cherkesia Caucasus,Laba river 0.3495613310Andrey Ostapenko, KGSS group 1-2016
G133Besleneevskaja-1Russia Krasnodar Caucasus,Laba river 0.34856014845Leonid Suhovey 1-2016
G134Upper Hinton Creek Cave U.S.A. Texas Collingsworth 0.336541298.8Texas Speleological Survey via Terry Holsinger e-mail 1-2016
G135Crystal Cave USATexas Culberson 0.32652526279.9Texas Speleological Survey via Terry Holsinger e-mail 1-2016
G136Grotte de Champ-Bernard France Savoie Granier 0.32652500Le Karst Du Gypse, Jean Yves Bigot Page 86-87 7-2002
G137UchkudukRussia Krasnodar Caucasus,Laba river 0.31751014444Andrey Ostapenko, KGSS group 1-2016
G138Ash Creek Cave USAKansas Barber 0.31550700e-mail 1-2019
G139Grotte de Vaujours France Seine-Saint-Denis Vaujours 0.31150000Le Karst Du Gypse, Jean Yves Bigot Page 86-87 7-2002
G140Long Crawl Cave U.S.A. Kansas Comanche 0.28946500e-mail 1-2019
G141Abu an Niran No.4 Libya Abu an Niran Bir al Ghanam 0.2743500Atlas of the Great Caves and Karst of Africa Part 1 P153-155 7-2006
G142Dead Bunny Hole U.S.A. Texas Culberson 0.2564124614Texas Speleological Survey via Terry Holsinger e-mail 1-2016
G143Balme de Sardiéres France Savoie Solliéres-Sardiéres 0.25240500Le Karst Du Gypse, Jean Yves Bigot Page 86-87 7-2002
G144Walnut Cave U.S.A. Kansas Barber 0.247397144.4e-mail 1-2019
G145Collapse Cave USATexas Cottle 0.2273656018.3Texas Speleological Survey via Terry Holsinger e-mail 1-2016
G146Creek Cave USATexas Stonewall 0.22736500Texas Speleological Survey via Terry Holsinger e-mail 1-2016
G147Border Cave USATexas Culberson 0.2263645215.8Texas Speleological Survey via Terry Holsinger e-mail 1-2016
G148Button Ranch Cave USASouth Dakota Custer 0.2233595617.1Marc Ohms e-mail 6-2016
G149Little Crystal Cave U.S.A. Texas Hardeman 0.202325154.6Texas Speleological Survey via Terry Holsinger e-mail 1-2016
G150Traversee de Gébroulaz France Savoie Les Allues 0.20232500Le Karst Du Gypse, Jean Yves Bigot Page 86-87 7-2002
G151Grotte de Sués France Alpes-Maritimes Sospel 0.18630000Le Karst Du Gypse, Jean Yves Bigot Page 86-87 7-2002
G152Big Mouth Cave USATexas Wheeler 0.18629900Texas Speleological Survey via Terry Holsinger e-mail 1-2016
G153Reseau Ded France Isere Saint-pe-de-Chartreuse 0.1552502559740Liste des cavites naturelles les plus longues de France 7-2002
G154Fontaine des Iscles France Alpes-Maritimes Lantosque 0.15525000Le Karst Du Gypse, Jean Yves Bigot Page 86-87 7-2002
G155Nyumbanitu Cave Tanzania SW Tanzania Njombe District 0.15524900Annika Anderssohn master Thesis 4-2021
G156Grotte-émergence des Planes France Savoie Pralognan 0.1321000Le Karst Du Gypse, Jean Yves Bigot Page 86-87 7-2002
G157Grotte du Moulin d'Oeremont France Val-la'Oise Argenteuil 0.12420000Le Karst Du Gypse, Jean Yves Bigot Page 86-87 7-2002
G158Dolinenlabyrinth Somalia Hudum Berera 0.12420000Atlas of the Great Caves and Karst of Africa Part 2 P285-286 7-2012

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