Abismo Guy Collet

The Abismo Guy Collet (SP-090) is the deepest cave in South America, and the deepest in the world that is formed in quartzite. Located in a tepui in northern Brazil near the border with Venezuela, this cave was first explored by cavers in 2006 to a depth of 671 m (2,201 ft).

Abismo Guy Collet
Location	Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil
Depth	671 metres (2,201 ft)
Discovery	2006
Geology	quartzite

Sima Pumacocha in Peru held the previous depth record in South America, determined to be 638 m (2,093 ft) deep in 2004.

References

• A Ong Akakor Geographical Exploring Descobre a Caverna Mais Profunda do Mundo em Quartzito Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Ayub, Soraya; 29th Brazilian Speleological Congress, June 2007

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