Gourgouthakas
Gourgouthakas (; from "small cutting on rocks, in which rain water is collected and from which animals drink water") 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 , and was the 43rd deepest in the world in 2010. Following the re-survey conducted by the Gourgouthakas expedition of 2022, the depth has been re-evaluated at . A dive of the terminal siphon in 2025 allowed reaching a depth of for 80 meters in length.
Details
- Depth
- 1129 m
- Location
- Greece
- Discovery
- 1990
- Entrance Count
- 1