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Jewel Cave - Margaret River/Augusta Area |
| Ho Hum, just another Limestone cave, however this is no ho hum cave, it may be the best cave we have seen in Australia and we have seen caves in almost every state of Australia. The cave is cavernous and has the longest straw stalactite, I'm told, in the world at over 5.4m. Further it has a huge flowstone resembling a karri forest and also a stalagmite weighing in at an estimated weight of 20 tonnes. Fossilized remains of Tasmanian tigers have also been found in the cave. Hopefully the photos below give justice to this amazing cave. |
| Jewel Cave Location Map |
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| Entrance walkway. | Out of the shop - down the ramp to the cave entrance | |
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| The cave entrance | Down the steps to the huge caven | Walkway to firest landing |
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| The original entrance | ||
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| The world's longest known straw stalactite | ||
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| Goig down further | Looking up. | |
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| Flowstone | ||
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| Bacon | ||
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| Flowstone | ||
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| Lake chamber | ||
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| red line indicting old water levels | Organ pipes | |
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| Light show | ||
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| Broken column | ||
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| Masses of straw stalactites | ||
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| Posing | ||
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| Tour guide talking about the cave | ||
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| I see a bird, do you? | Heading out. | Tasmanian tiger statue - fossils found in the cave. |