Son Doong Cave in Vietnam’s central Quang Binh ranked first in the listof the top 10 incredible beauties hidden in caves selected by a UStravel advisory website.
The websitewww.placestoseeinyourlifetime.com wrote that Son Doong “is indeed veryimpressive – there is an entire underworld with the jungle and river,waterfalls, unknown plants and fossils. Cave pearls – calcite crystals –are another unique and interesting feature”.
Thecave in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is followed by theWaitomo Caves in New Zealand and the Melissani Cave in Greece. The listalso includes the Batu Caves in Malaysia, Mendenhall Ice Caves in theUS, and caves in the Algarve of Portugal.
SonDoong Cave, which scientists believe was formed 2-5 million years ago,was first discovered by a local man in 1991.
It was later made public in 2009 by a group of British scientists fromthe British Cave Research Association after they extensively surveyedthe area.
Son Doong has a length ofat least 6.5 kilometres and is estimated to be 200 metres in width andat least 150 metres in height (its largest chamber reaches an incredible250 metres in height, enough space to accommodate a 40-storeyskyscraper.-VNA
The websitewww.placestoseeinyourlifetime.com wrote that Son Doong “is indeed veryimpressive – there is an entire underworld with the jungle and river,waterfalls, unknown plants and fossils. Cave pearls – calcite crystals –are another unique and interesting feature”.
Thecave in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is followed by theWaitomo Caves in New Zealand and the Melissani Cave in Greece. The listalso includes the Batu Caves in Malaysia, Mendenhall Ice Caves in theUS, and caves in the Algarve of Portugal.
SonDoong Cave, which scientists believe was formed 2-5 million years ago,was first discovered by a local man in 1991.
It was later made public in 2009 by a group of British scientists fromthe British Cave Research Association after they extensively surveyedthe area.
Son Doong has a length ofat least 6.5 kilometres and is estimated to be 200 metres in width andat least 150 metres in height (its largest chamber reaches an incredible250 metres in height, enough space to accommodate a 40-storeyskyscraper.-VNA
