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This
list of
caves in
Croatia includes 49 which are deeper than 250 m (820 ft), 14 deeper than 500 m (1,640 ft) and three deeper than 1,000 m (3,281 ft). The
karst geology harbours a total of approximately 7,000 caves and pits.
[1]
Deepest caves
Name
Depth
Length
Geology and notes
Velebit caves - Lukina jama
1,392 m (4,567 ft)
[1]
[2]
Velebit caves – Slovačka jama
1,320 m (4,330 ft)
[2]
Velebit caves – near Crikvena
1,034 m (3,392 ft)
[2]
Crnopac cave system [
de ]
830 m (2,720 ft)
[3]
Biokovo caves –
Amfora Pit
788 m (2,585 ft)
[2]
Velebit caves – Meduza
679 m (2,228 ft)
[2]
Biokovo caves – Stara škola
576 m (1,890 ft)
[2]
Biokovo caves – Vilimova jama
572 m (1,877 ft)
[2]
Velebit caves – Patkov Gušt
553 m (1,814 ft)
[2]
Velebit caves – Jama Olimp
537 m (1,762 ft)
[2]
Velebit caves – Ledena jama u Lomskoj dulibi
536 m (1,759 ft)
[2]
Stupina jama
413 m (1,355 ft)
251 m (823 ft)
Deepest cave in
Gorski Kotar
[4]
Longest caves
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Name
Depth
Length
Geology and notes
Crnopac cave system [
de ]
830m
59.030 km (36.68 mi)
[5]
Medvedica caves – Đulin ponor
16,396 m (53,793 ft)
[1]
[2]
Varićakova špilja – Panjkov ponor
12,385 m (40,633 ft)
[2]
Jama Kita Gaćešina
8,550 m (28,050 ft)
[2]
Tounj quarry cave
8,487 m (27,844 ft)
[2]
Veternica
7,128 m (23,386 ft)
[2]
Other notable caves
See also
References
Sources