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Eisriesenwelt
The Eisriesenwelt (German for 'World of the Ice Giants') is a natural limestone and ice cave located in Werfen, Austria, about 40 km south of Salzburg. The cave is inside the Hochkogel mountain in the Tennengebirge section of the Alps. It is the largest ice cave in the world, extending more than 42 km and visited by about 200,000 tourists every year.
Dobšinská Ice Cave
cave in Slovakia
Kverkfjöll
thumb|Glacier cave near Kverkfjöll. thumb|Warning text about the caves.
Kungur Ice Cave
cave in Russia
Scărișoara Cave
ice cave in Romania
ice cave
natural cave, often lava or limestone, containing percolated water at temperarure ≤︎0°C.
Grotto of Casteret
cave in Fanlo, Aragon, Spain
Víðgelmir
thumb|right|Víðgelmir in Iceland - Expeditioners are walking on top of a "pipe" formed when half molten lava "skin" rolled down the walls when the eruption receded. thumb|right|Víðgelmir has many ice-formations deep within the cave. Víðgelmir () is a lava tube situated in the Hallmundarhraun lava field (formed around 900 AD) in west Iceland, around 2 km southeast of Fljótstunga farm in Hvítársíða, Borgarfjörður. The roof of the lava tube has collapsed, creating two large openings near its north end which are the only known entrances. Víðgelmir is 1585 m long and the largest part of t
Demänovská Ice Cave
cave
Shawangunk Ridge
ridge of bedrock in the state of New York
Narusawa Ice Cave
lava tube in Japan
Raufarhólshellir
thumb|Area near the entrance of Raufarhólshellir showing Stalagmite#Ice stalagmites|ice stalagmites and part of the metal walkway thumb|Detail of the cave wall, showing bathtub rings and red-on-black coloration Raufarhólshellir () is the fourth-longest lava tube in Iceland. The cave's proximity to Reykjavík made it popular with visitors, who caused damage to the cave. In late 2016 the cave was closed to the public to clear accumulated garbage and install lighting and a walkway to part of the cave. The cave reopened for guided tours the following year.
Grotta del Gelo
Volcanic cave of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy
Castleguard Cave
limestone cave in Albaerta, Canada
Coudersport Ice Mine
ice cave that only forms ice in summertime, Coudersport, Pennsylvania, USA