Abrakurrie Cave
Wild cave in Western Australia
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Abrakurrie Cave is a wild cave on the Nullarbor Plain in Western Australia. It is located about 48 kilometres (30 mi) north west of Eucla[1] and is reported to have the largest single cave chamber in the southern hemisphere.[2] The stencils in the cave are the deepest penetration of Aboriginal art of any cave system in Australia.[3]
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 Interactive map of Abrakurrie Cave | |
| Location | Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°39′26″S 128°29′23″E |
| Depth | −70 m (−230 ft) |
| Length | Over 300 m (980 ft) |
| Discovery | Before 1930s |
| Geology | Karst |
| Difficulty | Easy |
Exploration
Visits to the cave occurred as early as the 1880s.[4]
The cave was explored by an expedition led by Captain J. M. Thompson in 1935. The explorers described a cave that was 366 metres (1,200 ft) in length, 49 metres (160 ft) wide and 46 metres (150 ft) deep.[5] After progressing a further 250 feet (76 m) the group found the passage forked into two passages one of which continued a further 1,500 feet (457 m) leading to a huge cavern.[5]
Photographs of the cave were published after the 1935 expedition.[6][7]
It was a well documented cave by the 1960s.[8]
