- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Caves
- Creator:
- Elkins, Joe T.
- Contributor to Resource:
- Railsback, L. Bruce
- Date of Original:
- 2005-01-14
- Subject:
- Caves--Georgia
Speleology--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about caves in Georgia. The study and exploration of caves, known as speleology, has revealed 513 caves in Georgia, and more are being discovered as exploration continues. Documentation by the Georgia Speleological Survey shows that Georgia's caves have a total combined length of at least 82 miles. However, caves of any significant size are known to exist only in 32 of Georgia's 159 counties, and most of those caves are in northwest Georgia.
GSE identifier: SS2G1 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/caves/
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Caves," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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