Cavers explore large passages in Cueva Coventosa, Cantabria, northern Spain

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The magnificent Cueva Coventosa , near the village of Ramales de la Victoria in northern Spain is popular with cavers because of its many fine passages. Here a caver abseils down a rope, using single rope technique or 'SRT', while another uses a giant flashbulb to illuminate a large 'vadose' cave passage, formed in this shape as the water eroded the passage floor.

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Size: 4090px × 3158px
Location: Cueva Coventosa, Cantabria, northern Spain
Photo credit: © Anthony Baker / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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