{"id":41294,"date":"2018-02-21T09:30:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T09:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=41294"},"modified":"2018-02-21T09:30:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T09:30:56","slug":"worlds-longest-underwater-cave-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/worlds-longest-underwater-cave-system\/","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s longest underwater cave system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question- In which of the following countries the world&#8217;s largest flooded cave has been discovered by a group of divers recently?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Spain<br \/>\n(b) Indonesia<br \/>\n(c) Mexico<br \/>\n(d) China<br \/>\n<strong>Answer: (c)\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nRelated Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>In January 2018, the world&#8217;s longest submerged tunnel was discovered by a group of divers in Mexico.<\/li>\n<li>The length of this tunnel is 347 km is.<\/li>\n<li>According toScientists, information about the ancient Maya civilization can be gathered in areas surrounding Mexico through this discovery.<\/li>\n<li>TheGreat Maya Aquifer Project\u00a0(GAM) team committed to studying the mysterious waters of Mexico&#8217;s Yucatan peninsula spent years exploring the caves of Sac Actun and Dos Ojos in Tulum.<\/li>\n<li>The cave system is known as Sac Actun.<\/li>\n<li>Initially, the length of this tunnel was measured 263 km, but after connecting Dos Ojos to the series of submerged tunnels located in Tulum, it became about 347 km long.<\/li>\n<li>According toscientists, this tunnel is 12 thousand years old.<\/li>\n<li>A tomb has been found in this tunnel in which human bones are stored.<\/li>\n<li>The discovery will illuminate the stories and rituals of the Mayan civilization prior to be in the possession of Spain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference: <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2018\/jan\/17\/worlds-longest-underwater-cave-system-discovered-mexico-divers-gran-acuifero-maya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2018\/jan\/17\/worlds-longest-underwater-cave-system-discovered-mexico-divers-gran-acuifero-maya<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/divers-mexico-cave\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/divers-mexico-cave\/index.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/travel\/destinations\/central-america\/mexico\/articles\/divers-identify-world-largest-underground-cave-network-in-mexico-yucatan-peninsula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/travel\/destinations\/central-america\/mexico\/articles\/divers-identify-world-largest-underground-cave-network-in-mexico-yucatan-peninsula\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/travel_news\/article-5278335\/Worlds-longest-underwater-cave-discovered-Mexico.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/travel_news\/article-5278335\/Worlds-longest-underwater-cave-discovered-Mexico.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question- In which of the following countries the world&#8217;s largest flooded cave has been discovered by a group of divers recently? (a) Spain (b) Indonesia (c) Mexico (d) China Answer: (c)\u00a0 Related Facts: In January 2018, the world&#8217;s longest submerged tunnel was discovered by a group of divers in Mexico. 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