Coordinates: 48°46′21″N 25°59′30″E / 48.77250°N 25.99167°E / 48.77250; 25.99167 Priest's Grotto (also known as Ozerna Ukrainian: Озерна, meaning: "lake") is a cave in western Ukraine near the village of Strilkivtsi (Ukrainian: стрілківці), located within the Borshchiv Raion (District) of the Ternopil Oblast (Province).
Priest's Grotto is part of the extensive gypsum giant cave system, and is one of the longest caves in the world with over 124 kilometres (77 mi) of explored passages. It is about 450 kilometers (280 mi) driving distance southwest of Kiev, and about 5.5 kilometers (3.4 mi) south of the district seat of Borshchiv.
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