Malcham Cave
| Malcham Cave | |
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| מערת מלח"ם (Hebrew) | |
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| Location | Tamar Regional Council |
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| Length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Discovery | 2019 |
| Geology | Salt cave |
| Entrances | 24 |
| Access | Restricted |
| Features | Stalactites, stalagmites |
Malcham Cave (Hebrew: מערת מלח"ם) is the longest salt cave in the world, located in Mount Sodom, by the Dead Sea, Israel.
History
[edit | edit source]In March 2019 it has been revealed, by an international team, led by the Israeli geologist professor Amos Frumkin, after a second measurement that its length is almost two times longer than was measured back in the 1980s.[1][2]
Structure
[edit | edit source]The cave was measured over a period of two years and has a length of over 10 km (6.2 mi) that will continue to increase as more salt dissolves. The salt cave that was previously thought to be the longest was the 6.85 km (4.26 mi)-long Cave of the Three Nudes, located on Qeshm Island in Iran.[1]
See also
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[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
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