List of lava tubes

A lava tube, or pyroduct,^[1] is a natural conduit formed by flowing lava from a volcanic vent that moves beneath the hardened surface of a lava flow. If lava in the tube empties, it will leave a cave.

Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Unnamed cave along the Kakomeru climbing route of Mt. Nyamulagira^[2]

Ethiopia

• 70 m lava tube cave has been recorded southeast of Addis Ababa and a smaller example on K'one Volcano^[2]

Kenya

• Chyulu Hills – contains nearly 100 tubes^[2]
• Elmenteita Badlands north of Mt. Eburru – several small caves^[2]
  • Leviathan Cave – At 12.5 kilometres, it is the longest lava tube in Africa.^[3]
• Emuruangogolak Volcano caves^[2]
• North Chyulu hills area – 20 caves are known^[2]
  • Hells Teeth^[2]
  • Kimakia Caves^[2]
  • Mathioni^[2]
  • Skull Caves^[2]
  • Kimakia Cave^[2]
• Lake Tillam, near Korosi Volcano – several known lava tubes^[2]
• Mount Suswa – around 40 known caves totaling around 11 km^[2]
• Menengai Caldera – single vent-like cave^[2]
• Nyambeni Mountains near Maua – 2 known caves^[2]

Rwanda

• Musanze System – total 5.1 km^[2]
  • Ubuvomo bwa Musanze – 4.56 km^[2]
  • Ubuvomo bwa Nyrabadogo – 1.5 km^[2]

Tanzania

• Mount Kilimanjaro Mawenzi lava tube system (at least 5)^[4]

Uganda

• Garama Cave – Kigesi District, is 342 m long^[2]

Asia

China

• Wudalianchi National Park and Global Geopark^[5]
  • Laoheishan volcano
    • Fairy Palace Cave^[5]
    • Waterfall Palace Cave^[5]
  • East Jiaodebushan volcano
    • Ice Cave^[5]
    • Underground Ice River^[5]
• Jingpo Hu National Park and Global Geopark^[5]
  • Weihuting Cave^[5]
  • Longyandongtian Cave (Dragon Rock Cave)^[5]
  • Shenshui Cave (Driven Water Cave)^[5]
  • Gubingdong Cave (Ancient Ice Cave)^[5]
  • Jiemei Cave (Sisters Cave)^[5]
  • Kanlianmiying Cave (Anti-J Allied Army Secret Camp)^[5]
• Leiqiong Global Geopark – More than 30 tubes^[5]
  • Seventy Two Cave Lava Tunnel^[5]

Japan

• Fugaku Wind Cave
• Lake Sai Bat Cave
• Narusawa Ice Cave

Saudi Arabia

• Harrat Khaybar lava field – Umm Jirsan lava tube – 1.5 km long (Pint 2009)

South Korea

• Geomunoreum Lava Tube System
  • Gimnyeonggul
  • Manjanggul – more than 8 kilometers long, located in Jeju Island, is a popular tourism spot.^[6][7]

Europe

Iceland

• Búri (cave)
• Raufarhólshellir
• Surtshellir – For a long time, this was the longest known lava tube in the world.^[8]
• Víðgelmir

Italy

• Grotta del Gelo on Mount Etna
• Grotta dei Tre Livelli – lava tube system on three levels at Mount Etna^[9]

Portugal

• Azores
  • Algar do Carvão
  • Furna de Água
  • Furnas do Cavalum
  • Galerias da Feteira
  • Gruta Brisa Azul
  • Gruta das Agulhas
  • Gruta das Cinco Ribeiras
  • Gruta das Mercês
  • Gruta das Torres
  • Gruta do Carvão
  • Gruta do Natal
  • Gruta do Zé Grande
  • São Vicente Caves

Spain

• Canary Islands
  • Cuevas de los Murciélagos
  • Cueva de los Verdes
  • Cueva del Viento
  • Jameos del Agua
  • Tunnel de la Atlantida
  • Cueva de los Verdes

North America

Canada

• Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park

United States

• Ape Cave – Washington (state)
• Bandera Volcano Ice Cave – New Mexico
• Cheese Cave – Washington (state)
• Indian Tunnel lava tube (and more than 250 other examples) in Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Idaho^[10]
• Derrick Cave – Oregon
• El Malpais National Monument, in western New Mexico^[11]
• Hālona Blowhole
• Kaumana Cave – Hawaii
• Kazumura Cave, Hawaii – Not only the world's most extensive lava tube, but at 65.5 kilometres (40.7 mi), it has the greatest linear extent of any cave known.^[12]
• Kuna Caves – Idaho
• Lava Beds National Monument – California
• Newberry National Volcanic Monument – Oregon
  • Arnold Lava Tube System
  • Boyd Cave – Oregon
  • Horse Lava Tube System
    • Redmond Caves
  • Lava River Cave^[13]
  • Lava Top Butte basalt^[14]
  • Skeleton Cave
• Lava River Cave – Arizona
• Mammoth Cave – Utah
• Niter Ice Cave – Idaho
• Pluto's Cave – California
• Skylight Cave – Oregon
• Snow Canyon State Park - Utah^[15]
• Subway Cave Lava Tubes – Lassen National Forest, California^[16]
• Wilson Butte Cave – Idaho

Oceania

Australia

• Undara Volcanic National Park – Queensland

Galapagos

• Bellavista lava tunnel^[17]

New Zealand

• Auckland volcanic field Includes more than 50 lava tubes
  • Wiri Lava Cave

Samoa

• Alofaaga Blowholes

Extra Terrestrial

• Lunar lava tube
• Martian lava tube