Top 10 Most Amazing Caves

Incredible caves are all over the world, for this list we've compiled the top 10 most astonishing caves. Each have they own unique facts, history, looks and location but they are all awesome and astounding in their own ways.

Subscribe to our channel! → http://bit.ly/subscribe_to_titantoplist

10. Ellison’s Cave, USA - 0:08
Ellison's Cave is a pit cave located on Pigeon Mountain in the Appalachian Plateaus of Northwest Georgia. It is the 12th deepest cave in the United States and features the deepest, unobstructed underground pitch in the continental US named Fantastic Pit.

9. Ice Cave, Russia - 0:43
This incredible cave near the Mutnovsky Volcano in Russia is the result of volcanic fed hot springs running through ice to create an ice cave that has a very shallow roof allowing sunlight to pass through. This cave was discovered by accident in 2012 and is nearly 980 ft. long.

8. Cave of the Swallows, Mexico - 1:12
The Cave of the Swallows is an open air pit cave in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The mouth of the cave is 160 by 203 feet wide further widening to a room approximately 994 by 442 ft wide.[2] The floor of the cave is a 1214 ft free fall drop from the top making it the largest known cave shaft in the world, the second deepest pit in Mexico and perhaps the 11th deepest in the world.

7. Waitomo Glowworm Cave, New Zealand - 1:45
The Waitomo Glowworm Caves on the North Island of New Zealand is known for it’s spectacular glowworms. This species of glowworms is found exclusively in New Zealand and are the size of an average mosquito. If you are so keen to see the glow worms you can join an organized boat tour that goes right underneath them.

6. Phraya Nakhon Cave, Thailand - 2:15
Phraya Nakhon Cave in Thailand is located 4 hours south of Bangkok. It’s a fairly accessible cave to the public as it is only a 30 minute sweaty hike to reach the cave. King Chulalongkorn built the Kuha Karuhas pavilion inside the cave in 1890, when he fell in love with the beauty of the cave during his visit. If you want there is a Boat that will drop you off in some murky water at the entrance of the cave for 300 Baht but is only operational in good weather conditions.

5. Antelope Canyon, USA - 2:45
Antelope Canyon is primarily a water eroded rock canyon located near the city of Page, in the northern part of the state of Arizona
Antelope Canyon is a known for its smooth, wavy walls of sandstone, caused mainly by flash flooding and rain

4. Batu Caves, Malaysia - 3:24
The Batu Caves contain a Buddhist temple created on the edge of a cliff in Myanmar, and is the unassuming entrance to Kyaut Sae Cave. Legend has it, that in the 13th century the massive cave was originally used as a place of hiding for locals who wanted to hide from the Mongols.

3. Fingal’s Cave, Scotland - 3:43
Fingal’s Cave, located in on an uninhabited island called Staffa, is 72 feet tall and 270 feet deep. This sea cave a one of a kind with visually astonishing hexagonal columns made of basalt. It was formed by the cooling on the upper and lower surfaces of the solidified lava which resulted in contraction and fracturing.

2. Son Doong Cave, Vietnam - 4:33
Son Doong Cave in Vietnam is the largest cave discovered on earth. It was discovered in 1991 by a local man but not fully explored until 2009. Son Doong Cave has a max depth of 490 feet and max length of 30,000 feet. It was created by a large vertical fault in the limestone that was flooded by river water which carved it’s way deep under the surface for millions of years. Having limestone walls that run in a nearly in a straight line allows for much greater stability, which is what has allowed this cave to get so big.

1. Naica Mine, Mexico - 5:23
This incredible cave was accidentally found by the Naica mining company as they were drilling deep for silver, lead and zinc. They noticed a large crystal which appeared to be made of ice but considering the temperature inside the cave is 136 Fahrenheit or 58 degrees Celsius they knew immediately it was a large rare crystal growth.

Check us out on social media:
Website - http://www.titantoplist.com
Facebook - https://facebook.com/titantoplist
Twitter - https://twitter.com/titantoplist
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/titantoplist
Vine - https://vine.co/titantoplist

Here at Titan Top List you'll experience the world's best mysteries, science, facts, news, conspiracies, inventions, scams, movies, games and amazing animals. If you enjoy our educational youtube entertainment, like the video and share a comment!

Links to the full videos used in this episode of Titan Top List:

Naica Mine Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SUHsnSrPX0

Link to this video:
https://youtu.be/esCIKjLFOlE

Griphop by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100413
Artist: http://incompetech.com/