One of the deepest known cave pits, Fantastic Pit in Georgia's Ellison's Cave descends
586 feet (179 meters) in a straight tunnel:
(image credit: Michael Nichols, National Geographic)
Glacial Caves and Ice Caverns
Some ice caves must rather be called "glacier caves", which can simply astound with the
intensity of ice color:
(image credit: Jenna and Tim Dickinson)
Here is a wonderful page of ice caves photography by Jason Gulley:
(images credit: Jason Gulley)
No sign of Superman or Megatron there yet:
Mount Kenya's Ice Cave Bobby Model, National Georgaphic)
Ice Cave in Matanuska Glacier, Alaska - photo by George F. Mobley, National Geographic
A lot of ice caves grow "hair" - ice extrusions, some are quite strange-looking:
1 comment:
These caves are amazing indeed. I think it will be exciting to go down that pit and explore Ellison's Cave myself. I love these places.
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