Karst cave Atlantis description and photos - Ukraine: Kamyanets-Podilsky (Topic)

Atlantis Karst Cave description and photos - Ukraine: Kamyanets-Podolskiy. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The Atlantis Karst Cave quite deservedly bears its name, it is - like a mystery, like a secret that you want to open - and beckons to itself.

The cave is located in the valley of the Zbruch river, not far from the village of Zavalye (Kamyanets-Podilsky district of Khmelnitsky region). For a long time, no one knew anything about the cave, until in the 50s they began to develop a gypsum quarry here. Since the quarry turned out to be unpromising, it was soon abandoned, however, during the development, cave holes were exposed, which were examined by Kiev speleologists in 1968. True, for this it was necessary to clear the passages from clay inside, and this required several expeditions, and this approach justified itself. Already in 1969, cavers discovered a hall that opened a whole cave system.

The very first survey was enough to understand that this cave is unique. Relatively small - 2525 m long and 4440 square meters in area, the Atlantis Cave is literally lined with a large number of beautiful gypsum crystals of many shapes and colors. At the same time, the cave is perfectly preserved, its numerous labyrinths, passages and galleries have practically not been touched by time. Of particular interest to researchers and tourists are gypsum crystals that have grown right on the ceilings and walls of the cave. These are both thin needles that have intertwined into small and dense thickets, and huge (up to one and a half meters) crystal giants.

The colors of the crystalline formations and mineralogical forms amaze even the most experienced speleologist. It is not surprising that the grottoes and halls of the Atlantis cave received such poetic names,

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