Maximovich Cave

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Maksimovich Cave (Kyzyl-Yarovskaya) was formed in Lower Paleozoic limestones on the right bank of the Inzer River, near the village of Kyzyl-Yar, Russia. It is confined to tectonic fractures of northwestern and northeastern strike. The cave consists of horizontal and vertical cavities with a total length of 1250 meters. There are 16 grottoes in the cave.

The Cosmonauts' Grotto is the largest one - its length is 50 m, width is 10 m and height is 10 meters. There are lakes that are approximately at the same level with the Inzer River. The area of the largest of them is 220m². The air temperature is about 6°.

Calcite abscesses are widespread. Cave pearls were found in the Provalny grotto.