Source: vtv.vn

Son Doong Cave in the Quang Binh province of central Vietnam is one of the world’s largest caves, which has a large fast-flowing underground river inside, Son Doong Cave is five times larger than the Phong Nha Cave. The biggest chamber of Son Doong is more than five kilometers long, 200 meters high, and 150 meters wide. With such large dimensions, Son Doong overtakes Deer Cave in Malaysia to grab the title of the world’s largest cave.

Son Doong Cave was discovered by a local resident named Ho Khanh in 1991 and the cave became famous after a group of British scientists from the British Cave Research Association, led by Howard and Deb Limbert, conducted a survey in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, which was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in April 2009.

Reportedly, Son Doong Cave have been aslo popularized by many prestigious newspapers and magazines in the world such as Guardidan, Miror, Huffington Post...

Reported by vtv.vn
Translated by Minh Huyen