Veryovkina Cave is the deepest cave on Earth, reaching 2,212 meters (7,257 feet) underground.

Veryovkina Cave is located in the Arabika Massif in Abkhazia. In March 2018, a team of Russian explorers from the Perovo-speleo club confirmed its record depth. The cave formed over millions of years as rainwater dissolved the limestone rock. This process created a vast network of tunnels and vertical shafts.The entrance sits high in the mountains at 2,285 meters above sea level. The bottom of the cave is almost at sea level. Explorers must use ropes and scuba gear to navigate the passage. Some sections, called siphons, are completely filled with water. These require specialized diving equipment to pass through.During the 2018 trip, Pavel Demidov led a team to a lake at the very bottom. They named this area The Last Nemo Station. The air pressure at this depth is much higher than at the surface. The temperature stays cold, between 4 and 7 degrees Celsius. This cave is currently the only one known to be deeper than 2.2 kilometers.Explorers stay in underground camps to rest during the long journey. They often find new animals called troglobites that live in total darkness. These creatures have adapted to life without any sunlight. Scientists study the cave to understand how water moves deep underground.