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Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle is a cave located in Switzerland, near Interlaken in the Canton of Bern north of Lake Thun, between the villages of Eriz and Habkern. The cave network formed in the Schrattenkalk Formation (Aptian age).[1]
| Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle | |
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 Lapiaz (eroded calcareous rock) still partially covered by vegetation on the Sieben Hengste massif. | |
  Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Canton of Bern |
| Coordinates | 46°47′02″N 7°54′04″E / 46.7838235°N 7.9012299°E |
| Depth | 1,340 m (4,400 ft) |
| Length | 164.5 km (102.2 mi) |
| Discovery | 1966 |
| Geology | Limestone |
| Entrances | 42 |
The cave was first explored in 1966 by the Club Jurassien, a speleology club from La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, under the leadership of Jean-Jacques Miserez, a hydrogeochemist who had the intuition that a cave network might be located in the limestone formation of Siebenhengste. In its early explorations, the Club Jurassien discovered the first three of its 42 entrances. Explorations were later undertaken by many different regional caving clubs.
Cavers are looking for, among other things, a link to the "Bärenschacht" well located below. If successful, the cave system would expand by more than 84 km in one fell swoop, making it the longest cave in Switzerland in front of the cave Hölloch.[2]
In 2023, it was the world's 13th longest cave, with a 164.5 km development.[3] It is also the world's 26th deepest cave at 1,340 m deep. It is also the 13th longest cave system in the world.
See also edit
- Hohgant (F1 and K2 caves)
- Sieben Hengste
- List of longest caves
- List of deepest caves
Bibliography edit
- Courbon, P.; Chabert C.; Bosted P.; Lindsley K. (1989). Atlas of the great caves of the world. Cave Books: St. Louis, Missouri.
- Miserez, J.-J. (1966–1973). Explorations du Club Jurassien aux Sieben Hengste. Dédales, Cavernes, Le Rameau de Sapin, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
References edit
- ^ Philipp Häuselmann (2016). Le karst Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Schrattenfluh: essai d'une synthèse (PDF) (in German and French). Vol. 66. Stalactite. pp. 28–41. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "Liegt am Rande des Emmentals die grösste Höhle der Schweiz?" (in German). SRF. 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "Definitionen "Siebenhengste" für Publikationen"..
External links edit
- General map of the underground network
- Höhlenforschergemeinschaft Region Hoghant (Hoghant Region Cavers Community)
- Club Jurassien (in French)
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