Gourie Cave

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Gourie Cave
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Location Manchester Parish, Jamaica
Coordinates 18°11′40″N77°30′38″W / 18.194456°N 77.5106049°W / 18.194456; -77.5106049 [1]
Depth90 metres (300 ft) [1]
Length3,505 metres (11,499 ft) [1]
Entrances3 [1]
HazardsFlood risk [1]

Gourie Cave is a large river cave in Manchester Parish in west-central Jamaica. At 3505 meters it is the longest cave known in the island. [1] [2] It is susceptible to flooding. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stewart, R S (2007-02-16). "Gourie Cave - Field Notes". Jamaican Caves Organisation . Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  2. Van Rentergem, Guy. "Why Jamaica?". Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-09-14.