Son Doong cave is world's largest cave, discovered in 2009 - A cave in Central Vietnam, now bears the title of the largest caves in the world. It is situated in the heart of the national park Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park in Quang Binh province, near the Vietnam-Laos border. Its dimensions reach record levels - the height of 200 meters, width - 150 meters, length - more than 5 kilometers. The total volume of a unique education has 38.5 million m³.
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| Sơn Đoòng Cave — The Largest Cave in the World |
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Lying deep in the jungle entrance to the cave was first found by a local named Ho Han in 1991, but wafting out the roar of water flow and steep descent do not have allowed him to explore it from within. Only in 2009 a group of British scientists led by Howard Limbert succeeded in Vietnam to detect and successfully explore Sơn Đoòng Cave, after which they announced the official opening of the cave and confirmed that the sizes allow to assign it the status of the biggest on the planet.
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"Hang Sơn Đoòng" with Vietnamese means "mountain river cave". It does have an underground river with rapid current, which flooded parts of Sơn Đoòng Cave in the rainy season. In addition it has its own jungle, the climate, and even real clouds that are formed due to the large temperature difference. Two huge windows of a giant underground cavity allow light to penetrate into many parts, so inside grow lush jungle with a 3-meter high trees.
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Sơn Đoòng Cave is famous not only for its impressive size, but also the best examples of cave formations on the planet. Here you can find interesting fossils, stalactites and some of the highest stalagmite in the world, up to 70 meters. Particularly impressive education is considered "Hand of Dog" and the place, called the cactus garden. Also found in the cave of the giant examples of cave pearls that are filled with limestone layers.
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