World’s Biggest Cave Discovered?
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(April 30) – A group of cavers exploring the Vietnamese jungle say they’ve come across the world’s biggest cave.
The massive passage, which measures 656 feet high and 492 feet wide, was found by a British-Vietnamese caving team this year in the country’s Nha-Ke Bang National Park, according to a report in The Sun newspaper.
The newly uncovered Hang Son Doong — or Mountain River Cave — appears to be almost twice as large as the current record holder, Malaysia’s Deer Cave, which is 328 feet high and 295 feet wide.
“It is a truly amazing sized cave and one of the most significant discoveries by a British caving team,” said Adam Spillane, a member of the 13-person expedition. The cave, according to Spillane, was originally located in 1991 by a local man named Ho Khanh.
“Khanh has been a guide for the team in many expeditions to the jungle to explore caves and this year he took a team to the cave which had never been entered before by anyone including local jungle men,” he said.
Go to The Sun to read more about the exciting discovery.
Amazing! Is it open to tourists?
How do they know it’s the biggest?
Because it’s bigger than the 2nd biggest one.