Clipmarks | Vietnam ClipsWorlds Biggest Cave Discovered?clipped by: A53GG4Worlds Biggest Cave Discovered?A group of cavers exploring the Vietnamese jungle say theyve come across the worlds biggest cave. The massive passage, which measures 656 feet high and 492 feet wide, was found by a British-Vietnamese caving team this year in the countrys Nha-Ke Bang National Park, according to a report in The Sun newspaper A 13-member British-Vietnamese expedition, assisted by representatives from the Hanoi University of Science, found what could be the worlds biggest cave, above, in Vietnams Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. The newly uncovered Hang Son Doong -- or Mountain River Cave -- appears to be almost twice as large as the current record holder, Malaysias Deer Cave, which is 328 feet high and 295 feet wide. "It is a truly amazing sized cave and one of the most significant discoveries by a British caving team," said Adam Spillane, a member of the 13-person expedition. The cave, according to Spillane, was originally located in 1991 by a local man named Ho Khanh. Tags: science Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de |