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This chapter reports a very diverse underworld of Georgia. The caves and cavities of Georgia have been attracted of human’s attention from time immemorial. Very interesting scientific findings occurred in the process of studying the caves of Kudaro, Tsona, Jruchula, Dzudzuana, Tsutskhvati, Tskaltubo (“Tetra”), Satsurblia, and other caves. Even more impressive is the fact that out of ten karst abysses with the depth over 1000 m, registered in the area of the former USSR, nine are located in Georgia (Abkhazeti).
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Tsikarishvili, K., Lezhava, Z., Asanidze, L. (2022). Karst of Georgia. In: Bolashvili, N., Neidze, V. (eds) The Physical Geography of Georgia. Geography of the Physical Environment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90753-2_6
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