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Niggly Cave
Tasmania
Niggly Cave; Tasmania
Postcode(s)	7140
Standort	87 km (54 mi) W of Hobart ; 52 km (32 mi) W of New Norfolk ;
LGA(s)	Derwent Valley Council
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons

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Niggly/Growling Swallet cave system (JF-237), Tasmania is the deepest cave in Australia.^[1]

Part of the extensive Junee-Florentine karst area near Mt Field National Park, it was considered to be the deepest explored cave in Australia since being discovered in 1994 until it was connected to and technically absorbed by the Growling Swallet (JF-36) system in 2019, bringing the depth record to 397m. The nearby Delta Variant Cave (JF-761) is expected to join the Niggly Cave/Growling Swallet system and push the depth record just over 400m in mid to late 2022. Recent exploration has been carried out by the Southern Tasmanian Caverneers - other deep caves they have explored nearby include Tachycardia Cave (JF-270).^[2]^[3]

The entrance to Niggly Cave is somewhat uninspiring, immediately dropping down a tight vertical shaft, and interspersing tight horizontal passages with large and spectacular drops, the longest being 183m. After 250m of abseiling and squeezing, a large underground river is reached, supplied in part by Growling Swallet, and emerging some 5km away. All of the cave is very technical alpine caving; there are no commercial tours.

Niggly Cave drains to the Junee River, in the Junee Cave State Reserve, adjacent to the Mount Field National Park in Tasmania, Australia. The nearest town is Maydena.^[4] The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 800 metres and the local geology is permo-Triassic sediment. The area is covered with thick sclerophyll forest.

References

^ Podwinski, Isabella (2 August 2022). "Explorers uncover Australia's deepest known cave in southern Tasmania, breaking previous record by 4 metres". ABC. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ Bruce Mounster Southern Tasmanian Caverneers Club deep in discovery (Mercury Newspaper, July 26, 2014) online.
^ Ros Lehman, In the Underworld: Tasmania's caving history. (ABC News, feb 2016.
^ Junee River Reserve at Tasmania National Parks.

[1] Podwinski, Isabella (2 August 2022). "Explorers uncover Australia's deepest known cave in southern Tasmania, breaking previous record by 4 metres". ABC. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[2] Bruce Mounster Southern Tasmanian Caverneers Club deep in discovery (Mercury Newspaper, July 26, 2014) online.

[3] Ros Lehman, In the Underworld: Tasmania's caving history. (ABC News, feb 2016.

[4] Junee River Reserve at Tasmania National Parks.

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+'''Niggly/Growling Swallet cave system (JF-237)''', [[Tasmania]] is the deepest cave in [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Podwinski |first=Isabella|date=2022-08-02 |title=Explorers uncover Australia's deepest known cave in southern Tasmania, breaking previous record by 4 metres |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-01/explorers-uncover-australia-s-deepest-cave-in-southern-tasmania/101286000 |work=ABC |location= |access-date=2022-08-02 }}</ref>
-'''Niggly Cave''', [[Tasmania]] is one of the deepest caves in [[Australia]].
-Part of the [[Junee Florentine Valley]] Caves Complex near [[Mt Field National Park]], it is at 390m<ref>[http://travel.allwomenstalk.com/geographical-facts-of-australia/8  Deepest Cave in Australia].</ref> a candidate for the deepest Cave in Australia. The issue for determining that title is that none of the candidates have as yet been fully explored and is filled with near freezing water. Other candidates include nearby [[Tachycardia cave]] <ref>Bruce Mounster Southern Tasmanian Caverneers Club deep in discovery (Mercury Newspaper, July 26, 2014) [http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/southern-tasmanian-caverneers-club-deep-in-discovery/news-story/def374b90146cf4c4eb8f62728f1824d online].</ref> <ref>Ros Lehman,  [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-16/the-hidden-underworld-tasmanias-cave-history/7084386 In the Underworld: Tasmania's caving history]. (ABC News, feb 2016.</ref>
+Part of the extensive Junee-Florentine karst area near [[Mt Field National Park]], it was considered to be the deepest explored cave in Australia since being discovered in 1994 until it was connected to and technically absorbed by the Growling Swallet (JF-36) system in 2019, bringing the depth record to 397m.  The nearby Delta Variant Cave (JF-761) is expected to join the Niggly Cave/Growling Swallet system and push the depth record just over 400m in mid to late 2022.  Recent exploration has been carried out by the Southern Tasmanian Caverneers - other deep caves they have explored nearby include Tachycardia Cave (JF-270).<ref>Bruce Mounster Southern Tasmanian Caverneers Club deep in discovery (Mercury Newspaper, July 26, 2014) [http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/southern-tasmanian-caverneers-club-deep-in-discovery/news-story/def374b90146cf4c4eb8f62728f1824d online].</ref><ref>Ros Lehman,  [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-16/the-hidden-underworld-tasmanias-cave-history/7084386 In the Underworld: Tasmania's caving history]. (ABC News, feb 2016.</ref>
+The entrance to Niggly Cave is somewhat uninspiring, immediately dropping down a tight vertical shaft, and interspersing tight horizontal passages with large and spectacular drops, the longest being 183m.  After 250m of abseiling and squeezing, a large underground river is reached, supplied in part by Growling Swallet, and emerging some 5km away.  All of the cave is very technical alpine caving; there are no commercial tours.
+Niggly Cave drains to the Junee River, in the Junee Cave State Reserve, adjacent to the [[Mount Field National Park]] in [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]]. The nearest town is [[Maydena]].<ref>[http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6625 Junee River Reserve] at Tasmania National Parks.</ref> The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 800 metres and the local geology is permo-[[Triassic]] [[sediment]]. The area is covered with thick [[sclerophyll]] forest.
+[[File:Cave_explorer_in_Niggly_Cave.jpg|alt=Cave explorer in Niggly Cave|thumb|Cave explorer in Niggly Cave|upright=1.182]]
+==See also==
+* [[Ngilgi Cave]]
+* [[List of caves in Australia]]
-Niggly Cave is located on the [[Junee Rive]]r, in the [[Junee Cave State Reserve]], at Latitude -42°43'48" and [[Longitude]] 146°35'23.99"<ref>[http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/attraction/marriottsfallsandjuneecaves Junee Caves complex] at discover Tasmania.com.</ref> adjacent to the [[Mount Field National Park]] in [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]]. The nearest town is [[Maydena]].<ref>[http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6625 Junee River Reserve] at Tasmania National Parks.</ref> The estimate terrain elevation above sea level is 456 [[metre]]s and the local geology is permo-[[Triassic]] [[sediment]].
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-<references/>
 [[Category:Southern Tasmania]]
 [[Category:Protected areas of Tasmania]]