Caves and potholes of Catania
The catalogue of Catania lists 10 caves, including 1 pothole and 9 caves. The longest is Grotta dei Tre Livelli (1,150 m) and the deepest is Grotta del Gelo (125 m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 7. Without depth data: 8. Without known lithology: 10.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grotta dei Tre Livelli | Zafferana Etnea | 1,150 m |
| 2 | Grotta della Canapa | Nicolosi | 50 m |
| 3 | Grotta dei Faggi | Nicolosi | 10 m |
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grotta del Gelo | Randazzo | 125 m |
| 2 | Grotta della Canapa | Nicolosi | 10 m |
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The figures of these places do not add up to the total: a cave can be in more than one place, or in none when its location has no lower level.
Contains information from Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected]