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Vietnam gets deeper, info about the world’s biggest cave disclosed
British and American explorers have announced many
new discoveries about Son Doong, the world’s largest cave which was recently
unveiled in the central province of Quang Binh.
This cave is at least 8.5km long, 200 and even 250m high, announced the
explorers.
Famous British explorer, Dr. Howard Limbirt, said that explorers spent many days
researching and documenting cliffs and the unique geological structures within
the cave.
They also found out two mysterious underground forests in Son Doong cave, one at
the mouth and the other is under the cave ventilation. Limbirt said that the two
forests enchanted the veteran explorers.
Scientists discovered an immense expanse of stone gems, forming dazzling
stalactites as large as baseball bats. They said these formations were
“tempered” through millions of years in the cave.
Vietnamese and New Zealand scientists also discovered several new species of
animal, including a species of fish, a species of spider and a species of
myriapod. The samples of these animals are being analyzed in laboratories.
Explorers discovered fossil skeleton of unknown mammal animal and an unknown,
very hard mushroom temporarily called “Nam da” (stone mushroom).
Son Doong was discovered by a local man named Ho Khanh, 41, in Phong Nha-Ke Bang
national park, a world natural heritage site. British explorers surveyed the
cave in 2009 and announced that, with a height of 150m, 200m wide and 6.5km
long, this is the world largest cave.
Before Son Doong was discovered, Malaysia’s Deer was the greatest cave in the
world (2km length, 100m height, and 90m width).
Source: Kieu Trinh |
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