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New St. Michael’s Cave also known as Lower St. Michael’s Cave is a cave system in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Unlike its namesake St. Michael’s Cave (proper) which has been known for over 2000 years this cave was discovered as recently as World War II.The cave was accidentally discovered during World War II when in 1942 the Royal Engineers were blasting inside the Rock of Gibraltar so as to create an alternate entrance to the lower chambers of St.