Waltham T. Great caves of the world. - London: Natural History Museum, 2008. - 112 p.: col. ill. - ISBN 978-0-565-09216-0  Место хранения:   06 | Якутский научный центр СО РАН | Якутск | Центральная научная библиотека Якутского научного центра СО РАН

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Introduction .................................................... 4 AFRICA Sof Omar Cave, Ethiopia [maze cave with a river] ................ 8 Sterkfontein Cave, South Africa [the cave of man's earliest ancestors] .................................................. 12 AMERICAS Castleguard Cave, Canada [cave beneath an icefield] ............ 14 Mammoth Cave, Kentucky [the world's longest cave system] ....... 20 Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico [ the world's most beautiful cave ] ...................................................... 24 Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico [world's largest tourist cave] .... 30 Kazumura Cave, Hawaii [the world's longest lava cave] ......... 36 Cueva de Villa Luz, Mexico [acid cave crucible of life] ........ 40 SiStema Sac Actun, Mexico [the world's longest underwater caves] ...................................................... 42 Quashies River Cave, Jamaica [underground waterfalls] .......... 44 Gruta do JanelaO, Brazil [windows into a giant cave] ........... 46 ASIA Pinega Caves, Russia [beautiful ice caves in gypsum] ........... 50 Kmbera, Georgia [the world's deepest cave] ..................... 56 Tri NahaCU Cave, Iran [the world's greatest cave in salt] ...... 58 Difeng Dong, China [the world's largest cave entrance] ......... 62 AkiyOShi-do, Japan [beautiful tourist cave] .................... 66 Tham Hinboun, Laos [the great underground boat ride] ........... 70 Perak Tong, Malaysia [Buddhist holy cave] ...................... 72 Caves Of Mulu, Sarawak [the world's largest caves] ............. 74 AUSTRALASIA Nare, Papa New Guinea [big shaft into a huge river cave] ....... 80 Nullarbor Caves, Australia [tunnels under the desert] .......... 82 Waitomo Caves, New Zealand [glow-worm grottoes] ................ 86 EUROPE Gaping Gill, England [classic Yorkshire pothole] ............... 88 Grotte Chauvet, France [stone Age art gallery] ................. 92 Gouffre Berger, France [the world's classic sporting trip] ..... 96 Alpine Ice Caves, Austria [underground glaciers] .............. 100 Skocjanske Jame, Slovenia [giant river cave] .................. 104 Krizna Jama, Slovenia [beautiful cave lakes] .................. 108 Further information ........................................... 112