Gourgouthakas Cave
Gourgouthakas is a cave located in the Lefka Ori mountains on the Greek island of Crete. Until resurveying in 2022, it was considered the deepest cave in Greece, with an explored depth of 1,208 metres, and was the 43rd deepest in the world in 2010.- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Greece
- Also known as: “Gourgouthakas”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ramni and Fres.
Ramni
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ramni is a village, which is situated 8 km north of Gourgouthakas Cave.
Fres
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fres is a village and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit. Fres is situated 8 km northeast of Gourgouthakas Cave.
Pemonia
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pemonia is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Gourgouthakas Cave.
Gourgouthakas Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Apokoronas, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.33216° or 35° 19′ 56″ northLongitude
24.08346° or 24° 5′ 0″ eastOpen location code
8G7683JM+V9OpenStreetMap ID
node 5318150622OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q9282754
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Gourgouthakas Cave” goes by many names.
- German: “Gourgouthakas Höhle”
- Greek: “Γουργούθακας”
- Polish: “Gurgutakas”
- Polish: “Gurguthakas”
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