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Karst cave located on Mangaia, Cook Islands
To'uri Cave
LocationMangaia, Cook Islands
Coordinates21°54′30″S 157°56′30″W / 21.90833°S 157.94167°W / -21.90833; -157.94167
Depth3m
Length489m

To'uri Cave is a karst cave located on Mangaia, Cook Islands in the Tava'enga district. The cave contains two running subterranean streams, one freshwater and the other salt. There is a 400 metres sump inside the cave which ends in a permanent sump.

References

  1. ^ Joanna C. Ellison (August 1994). "Caves and Speleogenesis of Mangaia, Cook Islands" (PDF). National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. Stanley, David. South Pacific Handbook. Moon Travel Handbooks. p. 351.
  3. Iliffe, Thomas. "Anchialine Caves and Cave Fauna of the South Pacific" (PDF).


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