LARGEST UNDERWATER GYPSUM CAVE, ORDA CAVE, RUSSIA

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Orda Cave is one of the longest underwater caves and the largest underwater gypsum cave in the world.

 Orda Cave is a cave of gypsum crystal which is found underneath the western Ural Mountains. The mouth is near the shore of the Kungur River just outside Orda, Perm Krai in Russia.

 The cave system stretches over 3.2 miles (5.1 kilometres) with around 3.0 miles (4.8 kilometres) over the overall length being under water.



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