A team of Czech cavers have extended Tri Nahacu Cave to over 6 km, making it the world's
longest cave formed in salt! It has exceeded the former longest salt cave - Malham in Israel - 5685 m.
The cave is located in Iran - island Queshm in Hormus - the name means "Cave of three nudes" often abbreviated to 3N-cave, as the first explorers were naked the first time they explored the cave as there is a large and deep salty lake at entrance. The Czechs were able to connect The Big ponor cave to the 3N cave.
The expedition will return to the Czech Republic on 9 February.
Source: Pavel Bosak, Prague
Details: http://aktualne.centrum.cz/domaci/zajimavosti-a-veda/clanek.phtml?id=53343
Click below for more images and a survey of the 3N cave system in Iran.
