Divya Cave

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Divya Cave is located 10 km north of the town of Nyrob, Russia, in a steeply sloping uval located on the right bank of the Kolva River. The cave was formed in limestones of the Lower Permian age and is confined to two systems of tectonic fractures with northern and western directions. There are 59 grottoes in the cave. The largest of them are Vetlan, Devy and Gvozdetsky, which reach 50 m in length, 15 m in width and 15 m in height. The air temperature in the cave is about 4°, and it is constant throughout the year. There are nine lakes in the Divya Cave, the largest of which is in the Lake Grotto: it is 6 m long and 2 m deep.

The cave is richly decorated with fouling formations - stalactites, stalagmites, stalagnates, helictites, corallites, draperies (more information: Cave Formation).