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Day 153 -> Son Doong

10/20/2013

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Inside Son Doong (Photo by Carsten Peter)
     The biggest cave in the world has been found! It is located in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam, in the Qyang Binh province. It is over 200m width, 150m high and about 9km extension, which makes it capable of accommodating a 40 floor skyscraper inside, along with the residing several stalactites, waterfalls and even a jungle with many native animals.
     The name "Son Doong" means something like "mountain river cave" and researchers believe it arose about 2-5 million years ago, through erosion caused by a river. Before it was discovered, the Deer Cave in Malasia was considered the biggest cave in the world. Son Doong is twice as big.
     So far, the only people who can visit Son Doong are researchers but, in 2014, it will be opened to some tourists - in order to preserve it.
~Ally
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