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Ellis Basin Cave System, Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand
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The Ellis Basin cave system is a group of interconnecting limestone caves located in Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand in the Mount Arthur region of the park.
In April 2010, the cave system was found to be deeper than the nearby Nettlebed Cave, making it the deepest known cave in New Zealand. It has been explored to a depth of 1,024 metres, and its 33.4 kilometres of cave passages make it New Zealand's second longest.
The Ellis Basin is currently in the top 80 of the world’s deepest cave systems. Kieran hopes that future connections will eventually bring the system into the top-10 of the world’s deepest caves.
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