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The largest thermal lake in the world is discovered in Albania! It is 127 meters underground (PHOTOGAER)

2025-02-06 22:17:31Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The largest thermal lake in the world is discovered in Albania! It is 127 meters
Underground Cave Atmos, Albania

A team of Czech cave explorers has discovered the world's largest underground thermal lake, hidden deep beneath the surface of southern Albania.

The stunning body of water, stretched 138.3 metres in length and 42 metres in width, holds about 8,335 cubic metres of mineral-rich thermal water.

The team had to descend 127 metres underground to reach the lake, making it one of the most extraordinary geological finds in recent years.

The discovery was the result of many years of exploration led by Czech speleologist Marek Audy, who first suspected the existence of a hidden thermal cave system in Albania's Vromoner region near the border with Greece.

Guided by his intuition based on experience with similar geological formations in the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico, during a family trip Audy and his wife explored a cave known as the Sulfur Cave, accessible from the Sarandaporo River (Vjosa).

"We weren't the first people inside, but I had a strong feeling that this cave was unique," Audy recalled. Although he had promised his wife a warm thermal spring experience, the water temperature was just 26C. Despite the conditions, Audi's curiosity woke up.

"With scorpions, spiders, heat and a foul smell from sulfur, I wouldn't exactly call it a romantic cave," Audy said. "But I was already getting my notebook."

Albania, long isolated during the communist era under dictator Enver Hoxha, has remained largely unexplored, leaving many of its natural wonders undetected. However, in late 2024, the team noticed something remarkable, drone footage revealed a plume of steam rising from an uncharted location, the exploratory team reports.

Following the lead, the team discovered the large underground cave they would later call Atmos Cave, the largest thermal underground lake known on Earth.

Audy later told National Geographic: "When we first entered that cave and saw the lake, we were amazed. It was like entering another world."

The discovery has now been hailed by experts as a landmark scientific moment.

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