| Sistema Ox Bel Ha | |
|---|---|
  Sistema Ox Bel Ha Location in Mexico | |
| Location | Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 20°9′37″N 87°29′15″W / 20.16028°N 87.48750°W |
| Depth | 57.3 m (188 ft)[1] |
| Length | 496.8 km (308.7 mi)[2] |
| Discovery | February 1996 |
| Geology | Limestone |
| Entrances | 160 Cenotes[2] |
| Difficulty | Advanced cave diving |
| Cave survey | Grupo de Exploración Ox Bel Ha |
Sistema Ox Bel Ha (Spanish: sistema, lit. 'system', Yucatec Maya: ox bel ha, lit. 'Three Paths of Water'; short Ox Bel Ha) is a cave system in Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is the longest explored underwater cave in the world[2] and ranks second including dry caves. [3] As of January 2024 the surveyed length is 496.8 kilometers (308.7 mi) of underwater passages.[2] There are more than 160 cenotes in the system.[2][4]
- ^ "List of Long Underwater Caves in Quintana Roo Mexico". Quintana Roo Speleological Survey. National Speleological Society (NSS). January 10, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "CINDAQ 2023 Annual report". CINDAQ. El Centro Investigador del Sistema Acuífero de Quintana Roo A.C.(CINDAQ). January 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Bob Gulden (May 1, 2022). "Worlds longest caves". Geo2 Committee on Long and Deep Caves. NSS. Archived from the original on May 15, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
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