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cenote
thumb|Cenote at Hubiku, Yucatan
ponor
thumb|The river Dobra (Kupa)|Dobra enters a 17 km long cave system at in [[Ogulin, Croatia.|276x276px]] A ponor is a natural opening where surface water enters into underground passages; they may be found in karst landscapes where the geology and the geomorphology is typically dominated by porous limestone rock. Ponors can drain stream or lake water continuously or can at times work as springs, similar to estavelles. Morphologically, ponors come in forms of large pits and caves, large fissures and caverns, networks of smaller cracks, and sedimentary, alluvial drains.
pit cave
cave with significant vertical passages
solutional cave
cave formed in soluble rock such as limestone, chalk, dolomite, marble, salt beds or gypsum
foiba
thumb|Grotta Plutone is a foiba close to Basovizza, Trieste ([[Italy)]]
Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park
park in Mexico featuring cave systems and underground rivers
Toirano Caves
show caves in Toirano, Province of Savona, Liguria, Italy
Ojo Guareña
cave and archaeological site in Spain
Furong Cave
cave in People's Republic of China
Castelcivita Caves
cave in Castelcivita, Italy
Lipa Cave
Karst cave in Montenegro
Setergrotta
Setergrotta (or Setergrotten) is a karst cave in Røvassdalen in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It has a total depth of and explored length of . It is probably connected to the nearby Grønligrotta. The cave contains large galleries and sediments from the latest ice age and younger. It was created 200,000–300,000 years ago.
San Adrian
tunnel in the Basque Country, Spain
Shuanghedong Cave Network
cave network in China
Serra do Ramalho
geographical region in Brazil
Huanglong Cave
karst cave in Wulingyuan, Zhangjiajie, China
Trou de l’Abîme
cave in Belgium
Luobidong
cave in People's Republic of China
Jiuxiang Scenic Region
scenic area in Yunnan, China