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A team of cave divers have taken an unbelievably
awesome photographs of the longest underwater gypsum crystal cave in the
world.
The Orda Cave in the western Urals region spans three miles, making it
the largest underwater gypsum cave in the world. The water is so clear
that divers can see up to 50 yards ahead of them.
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The Cave is also the biggest underwater gypsum crystal cave in the world
and second in Eurasia in terms of volumes of its galleries that stretch
up to five kilometers. Famous underwater photographer, journalist and
dive-instructor Victor Lyagushkin led the team of cave divers and took
stunning images of the cave at less than zero degree temperature.
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"There is extremely low water temperature, about 3C and 20C below zero
on surface. Under these circumstances shooting became very challenging,"
Lyagushkin said.
The Ural region, which is known for rich mineral deposits in Russia, is
located around the Ural Mountains, and sits between East European and
West Siberian plains.
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