Tasmanian Adventurers Discover Deepest Cave in Australia

Tasmanian Adventurers Discover Deepest Cave in Australia
Caver Ciara Smart manages challenging conditions underground due to high water levels during descent in the Delta Variant cave system in Tasmania, Australia, 2022 on an unconfirmed date. Image supplied by Ben Armstrong/Screenshot
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A team of Australian cavers have discovered the country’s deepest underground chamber, and at 401 metres (1,316 feet) underground, it breaks the previous record by four metres.

As part of a decade-long mission to unravel the mysteries of Australia’s deepest caves, nine elite cavers from the Southern Tasmanian Caverneers went underground on an expedition that wasn’t guaranteed to pay off.

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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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