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Judi Lynn

(160,515 posts)
Mon Dec 3, 2018, 02:43 AM Dec 2018

Gigantic Unexplored Cave Found in Canada May Never Have Been Seen by Human Eyes



Gigantic Unexplored Cave Found in Canada May Never Have Been Seen by Human Eyes
PETER DOCKRILL 3 DEC 2018

A huge, gaping cave has been discovered hidden in the remote Canadian wilderness, and despite the overwhelming scale of this stunning natural void, researchers suggest it may never have been seen by human eyes before.

Nicknamed the 'Sarlacc Pit' after the monstrous pit-dwelling beast in Star Wars, the giant cave – concealed amidst the rugged terrain of British Columbia's Wells Gray Provincial Park – is so vast its effectively unbelievable, explorers say.

"My immediate reaction was that there can't be a cave there, it's impossible," geoscientist Catherine Hickson, who conducted an expedition to the site in September, told Global News.

"It is huge. It is enormous. When you first see it, you just gasp because it's just this huge hole in the ground."

More:
https://www.sciencealert.com/gigantic-unexplored-cave-hidden-in-canada-may-never-have-been-seen-by-human-eyes
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Gigantic Unexplored Cave Found in Canada May Never Have Been Seen by Human Eyes (Original Post) Judi Lynn Dec 2018 OP
There have been so many new discoveries due BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #1
Think Greenland. Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #6
I'm Mr. Cold Miser Jersey in OKC Dec 2018 #2
Well, uhhhh...good luck with that. ret5hd Dec 2018 #3
Too cool! MineralMan Dec 2018 #4
Seal it off and exclude all access by humans. marble falls Dec 2018 #5
What about that..... Toorich Dec 2018 #7

BigmanPigman

(51,582 posts)
1. There have been so many new discoveries due
Mon Dec 3, 2018, 03:53 AM
Dec 2018

to Climate Change. I can't imagine what will revealed over the next several decades. Watch the fake prez use this as a bonus feature to promote fossil fuels.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
6. Think Greenland.
Mon Dec 3, 2018, 11:33 PM
Dec 2018

As the glaciers are retreating there, the land itself is rising. Can you just imagine what they'll find in the coming years ?

As ice has retreated in Canada and there is now a year-round passage where once only ice-breakers could navigate (if at all), all manner of discoveries are being made. Some years ago, archaeologists discovered evidence that the Vikings had been there L O N G before anyone dreamed. Scientific American covered this extensively. The physical evidence is so amazing, it sets back our understanding of these seafaring peoples.

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