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Caves and potholes of Apulia

The catalogue of Apulia lists 3,571 caves, including 63 potholes and 2,257 caves. The longest is Acquedotto delle Ninfali (10,000 m) and the deepest is Grave della Ferratella (o di Jazzo Rosso) (o la Riv) (350 m).

3,571 caves
103.7 km total length
350m max depth

Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 1,468. Without depth data: 1,863. Without known lithology: 3,571.

The 20 longest

Full ranking: longest caves in Apulia

The 20 deepest

Full ranking: deepest caves and potholes in Apulia

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Provinces

Foggia

995 caves
25.7 km
112m
🏆 Longest: Tufara di S.Lucia (1,350m)
⬇️ Deepest: Abisso Cinese (112m)

Taranto

695 caves
28.8 km
89m
🏆 Longest: Acquedotto delle Ninfali (10,000m)
⬇️ Deepest: Voragine di Lanzo (89m)

Lecce

607 caves
7.7 km
67m
🏆 Longest: Grotta Grande di Ciolo (240m)
⬇️ Deepest: Grotta di Torre del Serpe (67m)

Brindisi

325 caves
8.1 km
105m
🏆 Longest: Grotta nella Cava di Sant'Angelo (3,325m)
⬇️ Deepest: Abisso Clemente (105m)

Barletta-Andria-Trani

165 caves
5.4 km
142m
🏆 Longest: Cava 1 San Procopio (1,122m)
⬇️ Deepest: Abisso della Gorgone (142m)

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.