Cashmere Caverns

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Summary [edit]

Cracroft Caverns, also known as the Cashmere Caverns, are a series of large chambers in the Cashmere Hills of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is home to ring lasers of the University of Canterbury.

Cavern [edit]

  • The entrance to the Cashmere Caverns.

  • The currently used entrance to the Cashmere Caverns.

  • Plaque above entrance

  • Plaque above entrance

  • First cavern you come to on entering the Caverns

  • Second cavern

  • Connecting tunnel between two caverns

  • Partially lined cavern (notice the rocks above the concrete ceiling) and ring laser equipment.

  • Original floor plan

  • Original floor plan

  • Possible generator exhaust pipe

  • End of alternate access to Cashmere Caverns. The end of the tunnel is now blocked off.

  • The alternate access tunnel

  • Sealed off ventilation shaft

Ring lasers [edit]

  • The C-I ring laser

  • Discharge on C-II ring laser

  • One of the fours corner of Ultra-G ring laser

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