| Abrakurrie Cave | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Abrakurrie Cave | |
| Location | Nullarbor Plain,Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°39′26″S128°29′23″E / 31.6572°S 128.4898°E /-31.6572; 128.4898 |
| Depth | −70 m (−230 ft) |
| Length | Over 300 m (980 ft) |
| Discovery | Before 1930s |
| Geology | Karst |
| Difficulty | Easy |
Abrakurrie Cave is a wild cave on theNullarbor Plain inWestern Australia. It is located about 48 kilometres (30 mi) north west ofEucla[1] and is reported to have the largest single cave chamber in the southern hemisphere.[2] The stencils in the cave are the deepest penetration ofAboriginal art of any cave system in Australia.[3]
Visits to the cave occurred as early as the 1880s.[4]
The cave was explored by an expedition led by CaptainJ. M. Thompson in 1935. The explorers described a cave that was 366 metres (1,200 ft) in length, 49 metres (160 ft) wide and 46 metres (150 ft) deep.[5] After progressing a further 250 feet (76 m) the group found the passage forked into two passages one of which continued a further 1,500 feet (457 m) leading to a huge cavern.[5]
Photographs of the cave were published after the 1935 expedition.[6][7]
It was a well documented cave by the 1960s.[8]
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