A cave is a natural opening in the ground stretching beyond the zone of light and large enough to permit the entry of a man. Some are found in cliffs at the edge of the coastline, chiseled away by the relentless pounding of waves and also by a variety of geological processes. Caves range from the size of a single small room to interlinked passages, miles long.

Below shows a list of some caves in Belize with known depths and lengths.

Caves

Cave Area Depth
(m)
Length
(m)
Discovery Date Discoverer
Actun A 7,000
Actun Box Ch'iich' -183
Actun Check 4,500
Actun Chapat Cave
Actun Kabal Chiquibul -95 12,000
Actun Loch Tunich (Black Hole Drop)
Actun Lubul Ha Boundary Fault , Caves Branch 3,750
Actun Nab Nohol inferior 4,500
Actun Tun Kul Chiquibul 160 39,000
Actun Tunichil Muknal Boundary Fault, Cayo Distrcit 5,300
Barton Creek Cave Barton Creek 8,000
Che Chem Ha Cave 1989 William Morales
Chiquibul Cave System Chiquibul -95 58,000
Flour Camp Cave
Great Blue Hole 124
Caves Branch Cave
Yit Ha (Rio Blanco sink) - Hokeb Ha Cave (Blue Creek Cave) Rio Blanco - Blue Creek, Toledo District 9,000
Laguna Cave
Midnight Terror Cave 2006
Nohoch Che'en
Petroglyph Cave - St Herman's Cave Boundary Fault , Caves Branch 17,000
Tiger Cave (Tich Hulz) Rio Grande, Toledo District 5,078
Pueblo Creek Cave - Ochochpec Pueblo Viejo - Aguacate, Toledo District 7,000
Yux Ta'Ha Rio Grande, Toledo District 3,000
AC Cave Bladen, Toledo District 4,000

See also

References

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    2. "Caves". National Geographic. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017.
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