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Lava tube
Túnel de la Atlántida
Malpaís de la Corona, Lanzarote, Spain
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The longest known lava tube under the sea, part of the Cueva de los Verdes system formed by the Monte Corona volcano.
40 m
64 mRecreational limitBathymetry and profile
It runs from the Jameos del Agua lagoon out under the seabed, and gets deeper to about 64 m at its far end.
Dashed line: 40 m recreational diving limit
Features
- Submarine lava tube about 20,000 years old
- Linked to the Jameos del Agua lagoon
- Special scientific permit needed
Specific fauna
- Blind albino crab (Munidopsis polymorpha, found only here)
- Remipedes
- Cave crustaceans