What is the story behind the discovery of Son Doong?
Local man Ho Khanh discovered Son Doong in 1990 while searching Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park for food and timber to earn a modest income. During his search he stumbled across an opening in a limestone cliff, noticed clouds billowing out from the entrance and heard the sounds of a river raging from somewhere inside.
What is the Hang Son Doong cave?
Quang Binh Province
Hang Sơn Đoòng/Province
How was Hang Son Doong made?
Hang Son Doong was formed by an allogenic river sinking along a straight subvertical fault. The cave is formed largely within a brecciated fault zone that extends up to 100 m wide. The cave is punctuated by two collapse dolines, one of which impedes discharge today.
Where is the Hang Son Doong cave located?
What animals live in the Son Doong cave?
Creatures Discovered in Son Doong Birds, flying foxes, rats, snakes, squirrels, and monkeys, have been discovered underground; and seven new species of eyeless, white creatures (think scorpion, spiders, shrimp, and fish) have been found there.
Where is the Hang Son Doong cave?
Quang Binh
Located in the heart of the UNESCO-listed Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam’s Quang Binh province, Hang Son Doong is one of the most captivating destinations that can be experienced in Southeast Asia.
What is the world’s largest cave system?
Mammoth Cave
List
| # | System | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mammoth Cave | 675.9 km (420.0 mi) |
| 2 | Sistema Sac Actun / Sistema Dos Ojos | 376.7 km (234.1 mi) |
| 3 | Jewel Cave | 335.5 km (208.5 mi) |
| 4 | Sistema Ox Bel Ha | 318.0 km (197.6 mi) |
Can there be clouds in caves?
It is quite common to see cave walls covered by a film of water , to find droplets on the surfaces of objects left underground for some time, to see some haze in large halls and aerosols in the air: all these phenomena are possible if and only if the water vapour pressure is above equilibrium.