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Leviathan Cave which is also known as the Grotte de Leviathan is a cave in eastern Kenya. It is believed to be the second longest lava tube in the world that spans a distance of 12.5 km, formed by hot lava flowing beneath a cooled crust. The leviathan cave is located at the Chyulu Hills national park which is located to the northwest of Tsavo west national park. The cave was discovered in 1975 and it became one of the longest deepest lava tubes in Africa at the time.
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Map of Leviathan Cave, Nevada 89001, USA
Geography
The caves are located inside the Chyulu hills national park that are located about 190kilometers from Nairobi.Some of its eruptions date back 240 years that left the Shetani lava flow and Chaimu Hill and crater, which are still covered in black solid magna that is still barren and unweathered. Extensive exploration of one of these, the Upper Leviathan Cave, by the Cave Exploration Group of East Africa established it as one of the world’s longest caves with a maximum length of 11.15 km, divided into two segments of 9.15 km and 2.0 km. An international standard used by Rodney L. Crawford to rank the World’s Longest Lava Tube Caves places the Upper Leviathan Cave at third position.