Cueva del Fantasma

Interior of Cueva de El Fantasma

Cueva de El Fantasma (in Spanish, "Cave of The Phantom" after the comic book character) is a giant cave in southern Venezuela, located in one of the most biologically rich, geologically ancient parts of the world, along the slopes of Aprada-tepui. Large enough for two helicopters to land in the cave, the report from Zootaxa is said to be the first photographic evidence of such an immense cave. However, experts note, it is not technically a cave, but rather a collapsed, steep gorge.[1]

References

  1. ^ Carey, B (21 February 2006). "Explorers Discover Huge Cave and New Poison Frogs". Live Science. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

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Tepuis
Brazil
Amazonas
Roraima
  • Eastern Tepuis
    • Roraima-tepui
    • Uei-tepui
    • Wei-Assipu-tepui
Guyana
Cuyuni-Mazaruni
Potaro-Siparuni
See also
Amazonas
Bolívar
See also
1 List sourced from volume 1 of Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana; includes landforms that may not strictly conform to the definition of a tepui or table mountain. 2 Poorly known sites or lower mountains treated as tepuis for historical reasons.

5°27′21″N 62°27′41″W / 5.45583°N 62.46139°W / 5.45583; -62.46139

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