The Catacombs of the Aleutian Islands
The Catacombs of the Aleutian Islands
The Catacombs of the Aleutian Islands is a set of mineshafts and caves spanning from the western world border to an unknown length. There are multiple entrances as most mineshafts in the area lead into the catacombs.
Nobody knows who made them or why. But the best theory is that someone dug down here with either a diamond pickaxe or TNT. That can explain why there is almost no gold in the catacombs.
A video exploring the catacombs was created by the person who documented it can be found here.
Location
The Catacombs of the Aleutian Islands are located in the Aleutian Island chain in Alaska, Stretching from the world border to an unknown ending. However the furthest path that has been documented goes past Kodiak. Suggesting that It could be longer
Entrances and Exits
There are multiple ways to enter but the most common way is to go inside of an already dug mineshaft. There you have a good chance to get inside the catacombs.
It's much harder to escape the catacombs. The most common way is to just use /t spawn. But if you cannot do that you can the exit to one of the mineshafts located inside the catacombs. It's almost impossible to escape this way though.
Different types of the Catacombs
Mineshaft
The Mineshaft variant of the catacombs is the variant you most likely will start in. They consist of long 2x1 mineshafts that connect to the rest of the catacombs. These are also what you should use to escape the catacombs.
Cave
These are the main part of the catacombs. These stretch an unknown amount from the world border and are what most of your journey will be. These consist of very long cave-like tunnels that sometimes branch off into other caves-like tunnels or into mineshafts.
Bottom
This is a long open plain on bedrock. There is only 1 confirmed entrance and no confirmed way to escape besides the way you came in. Chickens have been known to spawn down here.
Discoveries
Abandoned Farm
This abandoned farm was discovered by CrustiesAuto61. He stubbled upon it during an expedition. This farm was found under Volcan
Abandoned Shrine
This shrine-like building was discovered by CrustiesAuto61. It consists of an empty room with a small pond of water in the middle. What it's actually meant to be is unknown.