Ice Age-Era Cave System Found Under Major City
The first rooms in Montreal's St. Léonard cave system were found in 1812, but the discovery of additional caverns has explorers excited.
By Sarah Gibbens
PUBLISHED December 2, 2017
Pie-XII Park lies in the heart of Montréal, surrounded by busy city streets. But it's what lies beneath those streets that has cave experts and city residents buzzing.
A new network of caves, dating back to the Earth's last Ice Age, and extending nearly 700 feet, were discovered in October by Daniel Caron and Luc Le Blanc, two speleologists (cave experts). The find was only recently announced after the site was secured.
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/12/cave-discovery-montreal-st-leonard-ice-age-spd/
