Atlantida Cave

Atlantida Cave is a cave in Ukraine known for its peculiar geology, odd formations, and pristine state. At the 1950s, a gypsum quarry was established in Zavallya. However, because to numerous holes in the rock, it did not work for long, rendering the enterprise unprofitable. Young speleologists from Kiev were drawn to the holes, which were discovered in 1969 by Valery Rogozhnikov, who also discovered Atlantida cave. "The Hall of Kiev Speleologists" is one of the cave's largest halls dedicated to them. Since 1975, the cave has been designated as a national natural geological monument.

In Ukraine, Atlantida Cave is the only cave with a horizontal three-level structure. This building is built on a lower level system of wide and high galleries generated by powerful localized subsurface flows. A labyrinth of downgoing passages known as "cellars" can be found on the same level in the gypsum stratum (as many of them are deadlock). The second level is around 9 meters above ground level and comprises of cavities that are narrowed to 1-1.5 meters in diameter. The higher level, which comprises two 5-meter-high tunnels, is just above the gypsum bed's top. At the crossings of galleries, there are also a number of halls up to 12 meters high. Dynamo, the Cave Conquerors' Hall, and the Kiev Speleologists' Hall are the largest. The morphology of Atlantida's galleries and halls is unaffected by the destruction process.

The cave's ceiling and walls are sculpted with gypsum speleothems such as stalactites, stalagmites, and straws of various colors, creating a magnificent sculptural shape. The cave is a one-of-a-kind mineralogical museum, with crystals ranging in size from tiny needles to 1.5 m long units. Rare bat species can be found at Atlantida cave.

Length: 2525 m

Depth: 18 m

Location: At the bank of the river Zbruch in Kamianets - Podilskyi Raion of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, close to Zavallya village.