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A stunning visual tour of the worlds most spectacular caves and cave systems. Caves are found on every continent. The United States is home to the worlds longest cave system, the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, and to the worlds most popular tourist cave, New Mexicos Carlsbad Caverns. Great Caves of the World takes readers to these and 25 other astonishing and challenging caves across the globe. Each entry includes lavish photographs and authoritative text describing the cave, its inhabitants, its environment, how and when it was discovered, access sites, and travel tips on how to get there. In addition to Carlsbad and Mammoth, featured caves include:Sterkfontein Cave in South Africa, the site of four-million-year-old hominid remainsNew Zealands Waitomo Cave, dazzlingly illuminated by glow-wormsThe underground waterfalls of Gruta do Janelão, BrazilLooming glaciers of ice in Austrias limestone cavesThe cool Nullarbar Caves under the Australian desertEthiopias underground maze, the Sof Omar CaveThe Caves of Mulu in Sarawak (Borneo) , the worlds largestCastleguard Cave in the Canadian Rockies. Geologists, expert cavers, spelunkers, climbers, adventure travelers, natural history enthusiasts and general readers will find this book fascinating.
About the Author
Tony Waltham lives in Nottingham, UK, having now retired from many years as a university lecturer in engineering geology.
