Caves of the Mendip Hills The caves are recorded in the Mendip Cave Registry and Archive. The caves which are easily accessible to the public are at Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole, but the vast majority of the caves require specialist equipment and knowledge. Many of the caves are gated and operate leader systems in an attempt to reduce the damage caused when the caves are visited. Local caving groups organise trips and continue to discover new caverns. Some estimates put the number of cavers active on the Mendip Hills over a busy weekend at more than 500. Attempts made in the Mendip Hills to
Caves of Meghalaya partially explored, for a total length of caves explored. With an explored length of , Krem Liat Prah in Jaintia Hills is the longest cave in Meghalaya, as well as India, and is listed among the longest caves in the world. Krem Liat Prah contains a huge passage called the "Aircraft Hangar." Since the MAA was established in 1994, the explored caves account for only about 5% of the total underground passages in the state of Meghalaya. Limestone mining for the cement industry is a major threat to the Caves of Meghalaya, causing a major collapse of the Krem Mawmluh