Arabika massif
The Arabika massif is an icy eroded karst eruption of the Gagra ridge in Abkhazia in the region of the West Caucasus near the city of Gagra . The highest elevation is exactly 2661 meters.
The 13 km long massif consists of limestones from the Lower Cretaceous and Upper Jurassic , which continually drop to the southwest into the Black Sea and submerge below sea level. The area is densely covered by coniferous and mixed forest areas.
In Arabika massif, there are a number of remarkable caves, gorges and chasms, including the Werjowkina -Höhle and Voronya River Cave , also known as Krubera Cave, which are among the deepest caves in the world. Alexander Kruber was the first to enter the cave in 1909 and take a closer look at it.
According to Rebecca Felix, the tall limestone caves of the Arabika massif suggest the possibility of amazingly deep caves that pierce the length of the massif and the earth beneath its base.
