VnnNews – 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.
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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).
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