Malcham Cave

Malcham Cave is the longest salt cave in the world, located in Mount Sodom, by the Dead Sea, Israel.

History

In March 2019 it has been revealed, by an international team, led by the Israeli geologist professor Amos Frumkin, after a second measurement that its length is almost two times longer than was measured back in the 1980s.

Structure

The cave was measured over a period of two years and has a length of over that will continue to increase as more salt dissolves. The salt cave that was previously thought to be the longest was the -long Cave of the Three Nudes, located on Qeshm Island in Iran.