Traveling to Quang Binh province, tourists in Vietnam travel are often attracted to discovery of Son Dong cave which belongs to the Phong Nha- Ke Bang grotto system. Recently, It has been discovered to be the world’s largest cave by British explorers.
Son
Dong cave, discovered by a local 20 years ago, is more than 200 meters
wide, 150 meters high, and at least 6.5 kilometers long, though the
explorers said they were unable to explore it fully. British explorers
have recently discovered that Son Dong is much larger than the world’s
biggest known cave. The biggest section of Son Dong is five kilometers
in length, 200 meters high and 150 meters wide, said Howard Limbirt of
the British Cave Research Association team searching the area April
10-14, 2009. Son Dong is much larger than Deer Cave in Malaysia,
currently considered the world’s largest, an explorer said (Deer is 90
meters wide, 100 meters high and 2 kilometers long). The Son Dong cave
has replaced to take pole position as the world’s largest cave.
Son Dong Cave- Quang Binh Province
The
Son Dong is situated below another cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang, though
its entry passage is very difficult to traverse. The exploration team
said they had set foot on just 6.5 kilometers along the cave, as there
is a large amount of fast flowing water inside Son Dong. It takes
explorers six hours of walking through a 10 kilometer long forest path
from Truong Son Highway to reach the mouth of Son Dong cave. The
explorer added that the Quang Binh cave has beautiful stalactites and
stalagmites that are not seen anywhere else.
Phong Nha-Ke Bang grotto system belongs to the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. It is a limestone region of 2,000 square kilometers in Vietnam
and borders another limestone area in Hin Nammo in Laos. When
describing the newly-discovered cave, the team’s spokesman, Haward
Limbirt, said that it was a thing of overwhelming beauty and grandeur.
He added that each grotto has its own beauty, but he is impressed by Ca
Xai. This cave is near the Vietnam-Laos border. It is very deep and has a
big lake inside. Explorers measured the depth of this lake, but they
had only 200m of rope and the end didn’t reach the lake bed.
Son Dong Cave- Quang Binh Province
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