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** the cave is 3.7 miles long on land and extends another 0.93 miles under water
** the cave is 3.7 miles long on land and extends another 0.93 miles under water
** see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cueva_de_los_Verdes Cueva de los Verdes (wikipedia)]
** see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cueva_de_los_Verdes Cueva de los Verdes (wikipedia)]
[[File:Kirkhelleren traena nordlan.jpg|thumb|Kirkhelleren cave in Norway (wikipedia)]]
[[File:Kirkehellern.jpg|thumb|Norwegian artist Anneli Drecker playing inside the natural cave Kirkhelleren on Træna, in the cave traces of human activity dating 9000 years ago has been found (wikipedia)]]
* Kirkhelleren, Træna,Norway
* Kirkhelleren, Træna,Norway
** an ancient cave that carved out by glaciation (glacier cycles)
** an ancient cave that carved out by glaciation (glacier cycles)
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*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A6na
*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A6na
*** [https://partner.sciencenorway.no/cathedral-fram-centre/natures-cathedral-people-have-gathered-in-this-cave-for-at-least-10000-years/2071325 Nature's cathedral: People have gathered in this cave for at least 10,000 years (sciencenorway.no)]
*** [https://partner.sciencenorway.no/cathedral-fram-centre/natures-cathedral-people-have-gathered-in-this-cave-for-at-least-10000-years/2071325 Nature's cathedral: People have gathered in this cave for at least 10,000 years (sciencenorway.no)]
<gallery widths=300px heights=200px caption="Kirkhelleren gallery">
File:Kirkhelleren traena nordlan.jpg|thumb|Kirkhelleren cave in Norway (wikipedia)
File:Kirkhelleren_Traena.jpg#/media/Fil:Kirkhelleren_Traena.jpg
File:Kirkehellern.jpg|thumb|Norwegian artist Anneli Drecker playing inside the natural cave Kirkhelleren on Træna, in the cave traces of human activity dating 9000 years ago has been found (wikipedia)
</gallery>


=== Earthquakes ===
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