To'uri Cave Explained

To'uri Cave
Location:Mangaia, Cook Islands
Depth:3m
Length:489m

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.[1] [2] There is a 400 metres sump inside the cave which ends in a permanent sump.[3]

Notes and References

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

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