The New Athos Cave (; ) also Novoafonskaya, Novy Afon Cave, or New Afon Cave is a karst cave in the Iverian Mountain in Abkhazia (Georgia) near the city of New Athos.
Overview The abyss on a slope of the Iverian Mountain was known for ages, referred to as the "Bottomless Pit". It was explored in 1961 by an expedition of four: Zurab Tatashidze,In Georgian, ზურაბ ტინტილოზოვი Arsen Okrojanashvili,In Georgian, არსენ ოქროჯანაშვილი Boris Gergedava,In Georgian, ბორის გერგედავა and Givi Smyr.In Georgian, გივი სმირი
Since 1975, it has been a major tourist attraction, featuring its own underground railway.New Athos Cave Railway at metro-novyafon.narod.ru The cave consists of 9 major cavities.
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See also New Athos Cave Railway Voronya Cave, second deepest in the world
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External links
New Athos Cave home page New Athos Cave at showcaves.com