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{{Short description|Limestone cave in Western Iran}} |
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| location = [[Zagros Mountains]], Iran |
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'''Porow Cave''' is a [[limestone]] cave in the [[Zagros Mountains]], north of [[Kermanshah]] in Western [[Iran]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Russian Iran-Ghar Parau Expedition 2006|url=http://www.caving-in-iran.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=167&lang=en|publisher=Caving in Iran|access-date=17 April 2011|date=14 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106011949/http://www.caving-in-iran.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=167&lang=en|archive-date=6 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> At 751 m deep, it is the deepest cave in Iran.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iran-daily.com/News/13568.html|title=Iran's second-deepest cave discovered|website=www.iran-daily.com|access-date=2017-03-12}}</ref> [[Joujar Cave]] has been reported as the second deepest, at 568 m deep.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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A British-led [[caving]] expedition to the [[Zagros Mountains]] in 1971 led to the discovery of the cave.<ref name="readersnatural" /> The cave was explored to a depth of 742 m when the expedition was forced to return to the surface.<ref name="readersnatural" /> The explorers believed that the cave might go on much further, possibly surpassing the [[La Verna cave|Gouffre de la Pierre-Saint-Martin]] system, which at that time was the world's deepest known cave.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mountain.ru/article/article_display1.php?article_id=1663|title=Ghar Parau: past and present / English. Adventure / Mountain.RU|website=www.mountain.ru|access-date=2017-03-12}}</ref> |
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The team returned the following year and passed their previous limit, but to their great disappointment, the cave [[Sump|sumped]] almost immediately at a depth of 751 m and could be explored no further.<ref name="readersnatural" /> To be "Ghar Paraued" became a term used in British caving for a small, disappointing breakthrough following the great effort to discover new passage.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} |
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* [http://www.mountain.ru/article/article_display1.php?article_id=1663 Ghar Parau: past and present] |
* [http://www.mountain.ru/article/article_display1.php?article_id=1663 Ghar Parau: past and present] |
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* [http://www.caving-in-iran.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=167&lang=en Caving in Iran] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140106011949/http://www.caving-in-iran.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=167&lang=en Caving in Iran] |
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 8 March 2023
| Porow Cave | |
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| Location | Zagros Mountains, Iran |
| Depth | 751 m (2,464 ft) [1] |
| Length | 1.36 km (0.85 mi)[1] |
| Discovery | 1971 |
| Geology | Limestone |
| Difficulty | High |
| Hazards | Vertical pitch |
Porow Cave is a limestone cave in the Zagros Mountains, north of Kermanshah in Western Iran.[2] At 751 m deep, it is the deepest cave in Iran.[3] Joujar Cave has been reported as the second deepest, at 568 m deep.[3]
History
[edit]A British-led caving expedition to the Zagros Mountains in 1971 led to the discovery of the cave.[1] The cave was explored to a depth of 742 m when the expedition was forced to return to the surface.[1] The explorers believed that the cave might go on much further, possibly surpassing the Gouffre de la Pierre-Saint-Martin system, which at that time was the world's deepest known cave.[4]
The team returned the following year and passed their previous limit, but to their great disappointment, the cave sumped almost immediately at a depth of 751 m and could be explored no further.[1] To be "Ghar Paraued" became a term used in British caving for a small, disappointing breakthrough following the great effort to discover new passage.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States of America: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. p. 158. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.
- ^ "The Russian Iran-Ghar Parau Expedition 2006". Caving in Iran. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Iran's second-deepest cave discovered". www.iran-daily.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Ghar Parau: past and present / English. Adventure / Mountain.RU". www.mountain.ru. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
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