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Canada's 100
Deepest Caves |
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Canada's 100 deepest surveyed caves. This
list maintained by Trevor Moelaert for The Canadian
Caver |
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Should you spot any errors, ommissions or
additions, please let him know. |
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Where the cave survey has been published and is
considered to be complete, the reference is indicated.
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In many cases, however, mapping is ongoing or
the survey has yet to be published. For these instances, |
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the statistics were obtained from individuals
holding the original survey data. |
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Abbreviations: CC = The Canadian Caver
Magazine; BCC=
BC Caver; JSM =
Journal of Subterranean Metaphysics |
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Last update: January 2010 |
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To Canada's Longest
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Rank |
Cave |
Length (m) |
Depth (m) |
Prov |
Region |
Reference |
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1 |
Arctomys Cave |
3496 |
536 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 16(1):24-26 |
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2 |
Heavy Breather |
2007 |
500 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 63, CC 62:8 |
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3 |
Close To The Edge |
970 |
472 |
BC |
Rockies |
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4 |
Thanksgiving Cave |
8311 |
416 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Rob Countess
03/2001 |
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5 |
Yorkshire Pot |
13812 |
389 |
AB/BC |
Rockies |
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6 |
Castleguard Cave |
20718 |
384 |
AB |
Rockies |
CC 66 |
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7 |
Weymer Cave
System |
13146 |
370 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Martin Davis
2/2006, CC 63 |
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8 |
Arch Cave |
10616 |
353 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Rob Countess
8/2005, BCC 16(3) |
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9 |
Pachidream |
2197 |
340 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 68 |
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10 |
Ptarmigan Cave |
890 |
318 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 31(1):20-25 |
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11 |
Glory 'ole |
2340 |
312 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Rob Countess
08/2001 |
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12 |
Q5 Cave |
1867 |
301 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 16(1):21 |
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13 |
Gargantua |
6001 |
286 |
AB/BC |
Rockies |
JSM 147:6 |
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14 |
Tripartight |
820 |
271 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 62:8 |
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15 |
Ice Trap |
2937 |
264 |
AB |
Rockies |
Greg Horne 2009 |
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16 |
Main Cave
(Nakimu) |
4500 |
257 |
BC |
Rockies |
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17 |
White Hole |
1320 |
253 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 17:48-73 |
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17 |
Dezaiko Cave |
710 |
253 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 18(1):4-10 |
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18 |
Fang Cave |
3342 |
247 |
BC |
Rockies |
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19 |
Rat's Nest Cave |
4003 |
245 |
AB |
Rockies |
Under Grotto
Mountain, 144 pp., Chas Yonge 2001 |
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20 |
Big Money Cave |
1303 |
230 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 62:28 |
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21 |
Cadomin Cave |
2791 |
220 |
AB |
Rockies |
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22 |
13th Avenue |
2009 |
217 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Trevor Moelaert
1/2006 |
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23 |
Windy Link Pot |
4449 |
209 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Rob Countess
08/2001 |
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24 |
Titanic |
397 |
202 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 62:32 |
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25 |
Redemption Cave |
2346 |
199 |
BC |
Cariboo Mountains |
JSM 157:4-5 |
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26 |
Ursa Major |
8049 |
190 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Martin Davis
1/2006 |
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27 |
Baseline Cave |
474 |
176 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
BCC 18(4):12 |
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28 |
Meadow Cave |
1135 |
175 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 30(1):24-28 |
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29 |
Loch Less Cave |
382 |
164 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Peter Curtis
9/2001 |
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30 |
Grueling Cave |
697 |
153 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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30 |
Deep Throat |
197 |
153 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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31 |
Quatsino Cave |
1260 |
152 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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31 |
Wapiabi Cave |
540 |
152 |
AB |
Rockies |
CC 9(1):25-28 |
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32 |
Crackpot |
174 |
148 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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33 |
Siren Song |
446 |
146 |
BC |
Cariboo Mountains |
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34 |
Sawtooth Cave |
243 |
146 |
BC |
Rockies |
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35 |
Moon River Cave |
774 |
142 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 20(1):7-12 |
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36 |
Booming Ice Chasm |
704 |
140 |
AB |
Rockies |
CC 69 |
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37 |
Crowsnest Spring |
276 |
136 |
AB |
Rockies |
Rollins 2004, CC
26(1):21, JSM 124 |
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38 |
Moon Valley Cave |
353 |
134 |
BC |
Rockies |
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39 |
Pellucidar Cave |
1943 |
127 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Pat Shaw 8/2002 |
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40 |
Pinto Lake Cave |
610 |
123 |
AB |
Rockies |
CC 11(2):19-23 |
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40 |
McRitchie Cavern |
549 |
123 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 69 |
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41 |
Lizard Pot |
150 |
120 |
BC |
Rockies |
Phil Whitfield |
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42 |
The Other Thing
Cave |
353 |
117 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
BCC 19(1),
CC 62:31 |
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43 |
Maquinna |
520 |
109 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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44 |
Short Straw |
170 |
107 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 17:48-72 |
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45 |
The Garburrator |
357 |
106 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 21(2):17-25 |
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46 |
No Hike Mike |
516 |
105 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 21(2):19 |
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47 |
Coral Cave |
1455 |
104 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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48 |
Cascade Cave |
1068 |
103 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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48 |
Gar Cave |
214 |
103 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 21(1):11-14 |
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49 |
Provenance Cave |
256 |
102 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 20(2):28-31 |
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50 |
Resonance Cave |
1340 |
101 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Rob Countess
2/2003 |
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50 |
Victoria's Secret |
150 |
101 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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51 |
Porcupine Cave |
1794 |
100 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 21(1):36-38 |
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52 |
Precarious Pit
Cave |
215 |
99 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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53 |
Little Moscow |
540 |
96 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 20(1):3-5 |
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53 |
Jingle Pot Road |
388 |
96 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Trevor Moelaert |
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54 |
Lost Light System |
1930 |
95 |
AB |
Rockies |
Greg Horne 2008 |
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54 |
Foramen Magnum |
396 |
95 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
BCC 11(3):1 |
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55 |
Bluewater Cave |
428 |
94 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 8(1):31-33 |
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56 |
Wormhole |
2792 |
93 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Martin Davis
1/2006 |
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57 |
Tier Duct |
431 |
92 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 21(1):7-11 |
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58 |
Maiden Grace |
1199 |
91 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
BCC 21(3) |
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58 |
Solstice Shower
Shaft |
1191 |
91 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 18(2):56-57 |
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58 |
Warmthing |
279 |
91 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 29(2):16-18 |
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59 |
Flop Pot |
200 |
90 |
AB |
Rockies |
CC 6(2):28-31 |
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60 |
Blak T |
1417 |
89 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 62:19-25,
Craig Wagnell 2/2005 |
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60 |
Canyon Creek Ice
Cave |
727 |
89 |
AB |
Rockies |
CC 8(2):32-36 |
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61 |
Colossal |
502 |
88 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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62 |
Mad Dog Cave |
272 |
87 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 22(2):12-20 |
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63 |
Red October |
342 |
85 |
AB |
Rockies |
CC 29(1):14-15 |
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64 |
Glittering Ice
Palace |
286 |
84 |
AB |
Rockies |
Rollins 2004 |
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65 |
Marshswallow |
1196 |
82 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Martin Davis
10/2001 |
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65 |
Inverted Fridge |
281 |
82 |
BC |
South Rockies |
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66 |
Euclataws Cave |
530 |
81 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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66 |
Flattop Cave |
157 |
81 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 15(1):5-8 |
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67 |
Boggle Cave |
358 |
80 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
BCC 10(1):14 |
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67 |
River-Gone Dream
Cave |
313 |
80 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 57:41 |
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67 |
Z4 Spaghetti
Cave |
296 |
80 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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67 |
Devil's Spring |
200 |
80 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 29(2):4-11 |
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67 |
The Creep Show |
200 |
80 |
BC |
Rockies |
guess |
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68 |
Bottom's Up |
631 |
78 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 20(1):36-39 |
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68 |
Rift Raff |
181 |
78 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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69 |
The Pit |
168 |
77 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 22(2):42-43 |
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70 |
Marcupine Pot |
305 |
76 |
BC |
Rockies |
Rollins 2004 |
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71 |
Con Cave -
Laundry Chute |
427 |
73 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 20(1):36-39 |
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72 |
Spare Change Cave |
585 |
72 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Trevor Moelaert
1/2005 |
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72 |
Triskaidekaphobia
Cave |
507 |
72 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Trevor Moelaert
11/2004 |
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72 |
Candlestick Cave |
396 |
72 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 12(2):21-26 |
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73 |
Upper Lake Sink
Cave |
330 |
71 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 17:32-48 |
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74 |
Fishy Hole Cave |
165 |
70 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 20(1):21-23 |
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75 |
Riverbend Cave |
384 |
68 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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76 |
The Terminator |
315 |
65 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 23(2):28-31 |
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77 |
Cold Rock To Go |
1370 |
64 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 21(2):17-25 |
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77 |
Numbskull Cave |
244 |
64 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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78 |
Emelia Creek Main |
536 |
63 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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79 |
Fossil Cave |
245 |
62 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 17:32-48 |
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79 |
Big Upper Elk |
174 |
62 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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80 |
Paradise Lost |
1090 |
61 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 22(1):17-19 |
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80 |
Coulthard Cave |
370 |
61 |
AB |
Rockies |
CC 2:63-64 |
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80 |
Cave 112 |
192 |
61 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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81 |
Pozu Del Piton |
624 |
59 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
BCC 19(1), BCC
9(5):15 |
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81 |
Fracture Cave |
311 |
59 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Martin Davis
12/2003 |
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81 |
Woodhole |
223 |
59 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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82 |
Dreamtime |
1040 |
58 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 28(1):36-39 |
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82 |
Whistling Cave |
782 |
58 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Martin Davis
12/2001 |
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82 |
Fiddler's Cave |
384 |
58 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 17:32-48 |
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82 |
The Big Cheese |
354 |
58 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
BCC 8(4):13 |
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83 |
Cody Cave |
1308 |
57 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 28(1):11-13 |
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84 |
Procrastination
Pot |
159 |
56 |
AB |
Rockies |
CC 20(1):33-35 |
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85 |
Secret Mushroom
Patch Cave |
231 |
55 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Rob Countess
08/2002 |
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85 |
Slip &
Die |
150 |
55 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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86 |
Gusting Cave |
581 |
53 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 21(2):17-25 |
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86 |
Brazeau Cave |
176 |
53 |
AB |
Rockies |
CC 22(2):39 |
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87 |
Teawater Cave |
713 |
52 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Trevor Moelaert
11/2003 |
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88 |
Phreatic Follies |
809 |
51 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 21(2):17-25 |
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88 |
Mousetrap Cave |
234 |
51 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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88 |
Rip Cave |
219 |
51 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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89 |
Liquid Sky |
399 |
50 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Martin Davis
12/2002 |
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Reappearing River |
1604 |
49 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Rob Countess
1/2005 |
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90 |
Kokanee Glacier
Cave |
351 |
49 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 23(2):33 |
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90 |
Pips Pot |
264 |
49 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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91 |
Windy Pit,
Devil's D. |
330 |
48 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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91 |
Brutal Cave |
250 |
48 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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91 |
Pretty Eyes |
155 |
48 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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92 |
Serendipity |
473 |
47 |
AB |
Rockies |
CC 12(2):13-15 |
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92 |
Lower Lake Sink
Cave |
190 |
47 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 17:32-48 |
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93 |
Sexy Beast |
626 |
46 |
BC |
Cariboo Mountains |
CC 66 |
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94 |
The Right Stuff |
400 |
45 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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Tooth Decave |
215 |
45 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 27(1):8-9 |
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95 |
Y2Kave |
543 |
43 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Trevor Moelaert
1/2005, BCC 16(1):24 |
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95 |
Hourglass
Cave |
311 |
43 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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95 |
Contact Caves |
220 |
43 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
CC 21(2):17-25 |
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96 |
Tsulton Rising |
495 |
42 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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96 |
Swallet-du-lac |
413 |
42 |
BC |
Monashee Mountains |
BCC 18(4):9-11 |
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97 |
Caverne Laflèche |
400 |
40 |
QC |
Outaouais |
CC Special
Issue:Cave Exploration in Canada |
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98 |
Larch Valley Cave |
611 |
39 |
BC |
Rockies |
CC 23(1):3-5 |
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98 |
Block Lakes Cave |
227 |
39 |
BC |
Rockies |
JSM 129 |
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98 |
Whiner's Cave |
159 |
39 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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99 |
Rockfalls Syphon
Cave |
692 |
37 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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99 |
Dud Cave |
539 |
37 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Trevor Moelaert
1/2006 |
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99 |
The Rose &
Cavern |
157 |
37 |
BC |
Rockies |
Rollins 2004 |
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100 |
Hollow Cave |
1412 |
36 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
Bill Bourdillon,
1/2005 (posthumously) |
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Wolf Creek Cave |
207 |
36 |
BC |
Vancouver Island |
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Abbreviations: CC = The Canadian Caver
Magazine; BCC=
BC Caver; JSM =
Journal of Subterranean Metaphysics |
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