Bulmer Cavern

Bulmer Cavern is New Zealand's longest cave system, running for 74.3 km (46.2 mi)^[1] through Mount Owen in the Tasman region of the northwest South Island.^[2] John Patterson discovered the cave on New Year's Day 1984, by dropping a rock down and counting the seconds until it reached the bottom.

Bulmer Cavern was the location of a major cave rescue effort in 1998, when it took 80 cavers several days to extract another caver who had fallen and broken his jaw deep in the cavern.^[3]

References

^ "Cave statistics". New Zealand Speleological Society. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ Caving in New Zealand (from Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand)
^ Caving equipment and culture from Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand)

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Caving areas in New Zealand

41°33′30″S 172°31′08″E / 41.5583°S 172.5188°E / -41.5583; 172.5188

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[1] "Cave statistics". New Zealand Speleological Society. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[2] Caving in New Zealand (from Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand)

[EQUIP-3] Caving equipment and culture from Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand)

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