A newly discovered cave in a remote valley in British Columbia's Wells
Gray Provincial Park just might be the country's largest such feature.
The entrance to the cave, nicknamed "Sarlacc's Pit" by the helicopter
crew who discovered it, is seen in an undated handout photo. THE
CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine
Hickson
The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER - A newly discovered cave in a remote valley in British
Columbia's Wells Gray Provincial Park might just be the country's
largest.
The feature was spotted by a helicopter crew from the province's
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in March, when they were
conducting a caribou census through the northeastern part of the park.
Geologist Catherine Hickson, who first went to the cave in September,
said the discovery promises a dramatic new chapter in the story of
Canadian cave exploration.
“It was absolutely amazing,” she said. “I immediately recognized that this was very significant.”...https://www.cp24.com/news/newly-discovered-cave-in-b-c-park-might-be-the-largest-in-canada-1.4201928
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