Travel Tip: Hranice Abyss, the deepest underwater cave in the world!

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Dear Steemit friends and followers,

Welcome to my Travel Tip series where I promote some of the most beautiful places, interesting landmarks and impressive architectural sites of my homeland, the Czech Republic.

Today, I have something very special for you as I will take you to an extraordinary natural site that is found right outside my Czech hometown of Hranice.

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With a total confirmed depth of 473 m (1,552 ft), the Hranice Abyss is currently the deepest known underwater cave in the world. Out of this depth, at least 404 m (1,325 ft) is under the water level but what makes this place even more fascinating is that fact that the total depth might be actually even much greater. Some experts estimate the Hranice Abyss might be up to 1,200 m (3,937 ft) deep, which would be a truly outstanding speleological finding once confirmed.

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However, we might never know for sure how deep the mysterious abyss really is since mud, low temperatures and the mineral composition of the water make diving to the bottom extremely difficult.

For obvious reasons, the inside of the Hranice Abyss is not open to the public but you can get close to the edges of this extraordinary natural landmark. There are several nice hiking trails leading to it.

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Also, if you decide to visit this place, make sure to check out my hometown Hranice too :)) Located just some 3 km (2 mi) outside the abbys, Hranice is a beautiful historic town with many pieces of impressive architecture.


Please feel free to check out some of my other recent posts.

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Tomas
CEO & Founder of CGH

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Deepest cave and that too in water ....it wud be completely insane .....i am interested in deep sea diving ....but i think this cave is taking my interest and i am falling into the abyss....

Great to hear that but sorry to disappoint you but it is not suitable for diving at all. Have a good one. Tomas

Looks pretty and weird and looks a lot like the tropics.
I wish to visit it... but It's a pity it's not open to the public

thank you @czechglobalhosts

The bottom of the cave is not opened to the public but you can access the edges to see the actual Abby without any problems. It is very pretty but far from looking like tropics. Thank you for stopping by and have a great night. Tomas

Swimming at such places has always been my dream. At places like this we can explore nature at its best.

I am sorry to disapoint you but this one is not suitable for swimming at all. But I do love swimming as well:)....

Thanks for acknowledging me. 😊😊

To be very honest this is a quite new thing for me Hranice Abyss, the deepest underwater cave in the world

I have heard about many tunnels and caves infact dark and long caves but HRANICE ABYSS is something different, gained my attention. I would love to read more about this wonderful essence of the nature :)

Thanks a lot Tomas for providing all of us the beauty of your culture, being a student of Cultural studies it really means a lot to me :)

Stay Blessed

To be honest it is not surpising you don't know much about the place... It is not touristy at all besides locals going there for relaxing walks. Have a good one. Tomas

Terrific!
How did they measure so deeply? In a cave at such a depth it is extremely difficult and dangerous to operate even a remote device. I took part in the expedition of the Russian Geographical Society where an attempt was made to examine the bottom of the lake in the Caucasus. Even with the most sophisticated equipment, they could not move farther than 300 meters into the depths. In this miracle, one of the devices was not lost.

Hi! I am glad you did manage to read the post. That is definitely something of your interest:).... they did manage to dive to a certain depth but then used the remote devices to explore further down... The expedition was done in the cooperation with Polish divers. Have a great night. Tomas

There is nothing beautiful than nature

How do you purnounce that? Please tell me its in a way I can slur an accent into Harness (the) Abyss.

It's good to see the cave through your post.

wow this is a wonder ful photo....... its amazing. better all photos....I love yhe photo
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These are great features,,,wow i love the nature

Great post .... thanks for sharing us

Oh my God. It's really amazing

Underwater cave?
I didn't even know that existed.

owww...beautifull place
ya i am lost
tnxxx for share this picture
thank you so much

This is really amazing. Great images!

Wow amazing pics!

wow.....some wonderful nature photography......i impressed to see your post......i hope everybody like your post...thanks for shear it..

owww...beautiful place I loved traveling DSC_0196.JPG

w0owwww Seriously I don't have knowledge about Hranice Abyss. and never ever hear about​ it. Thanx for this info. new thing got to learn. thumbs up man. keep sharing your beautiful knowledge and life experiences with us. Stay safe <3

nice post...
beuatifull photo, i be to inspiration from your post

thank you @
czechglobalhosts for sharing

Beautiful. You really reveal us magnificent pearls that your country hides deep within.

Looks exciting and scary at the same time

Amazing the post... I like...
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Photo background is very wonderfull.so thanks for shareing next post@ czechglobalhosts

Very nice your post
And thanks information

that sure is a mood booster.

Excellent information friend

Looks amazing! I would love for you to check out my blog. I am new to steemit and I'm sharing adventures from ALASKA. Thanks for sharing :)

Very cool, but i think i will do snorkling next time, it will be more save ;)

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Wow, I would love to visit here. Me and my husband got scuba-certified several years ago and I think it would be really fascinating to be able to explore parts of this underwater cave system.

very beautiful pics good travel

Hi Tomas! Awesome place, you keep giving more and more reasons to head over the border :D

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Greets,
Martin

Oh wow I wanna go there.

Beutyfull post👍👍👍👍

I'm an old (old) scuba diver...this brings back some memories...thanks

My grandfather was Czech, would be amazing to visit such a beautiful site in my family's homeland :3

So beautifull

Nature does not have organs of speech, but creates languages and hearts through that talks and feels.I like your post.I wish to you success in the new undertaking.

your country checo is very beautiful, I am amazed to you who love their own country, hopefully your country gets a glory

Very beautiful when you expose a photo of this, and give its own meaning to me