Depth 671 m Geology Quartzite | Discovery 2006 | |
Location Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | ||
The Abismo Guy Collet (SP-090) is the deepest cave in South America, and the deepest in the world that is formed in quartzite. Located in a tepui in northern Brazil near the border with Venezuela, this cave was first explored by cavers in 2006 to a depth of 671 meters.
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