Sơn Đoòng cave in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam
Sơn Đoòng cave in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam (© David A Knight/Shutterstock)
A universe underground
When Vietnamese farmer Hồ Khanh stumbled upon this cave in 1991, it was immediately clear the gaping mouth led to a huge, dark, untouched chamber, complete with a free-flowing underground river. What couldn't have been apparent to him then was that this cave, now known as Sơn Đoòng, is by far the world's largest by volume.
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