Opening the 360 degree photo essay is a river guide in Son Doong cave with the introduction of the world's largest, in the national park of Phong Nha - Ke Bang. It is about 500 km from Hanoi and near the Laotian border.
Cave was found by a man named Ho Khanh, but almost 20 years later, in 2009 new specialists British Caving Association and published expedition. Stalactites in a photo like castle is located entirely in the action, about 50 meters high.
This is a large and fast flowing river through the Son Doong. In the rainy season, the river level rises make movement through the area is impossible. However, the time of the expedition conducted this image, low tide so that people can easily pass through.
You're standing on top of a stalagmite called "Hand of Dog" is 70 meters high were formed thousands of years. This area is large enough for a Boeing 747 to fly over.
Pay attention to the vulnerabilities the cave ceiling. It is this make a difference to the Son Doong cave than the other. Light conditions through the cave vegetation thrive and grow. Moving forward you will come Sinkholes 1.
Determining the exact age of the Son Doong is a difficult thing. Cave system formed in a long time and the underground river flowing through has created stunning limestone inside.
Scientists estimate the cave was formed during the Pliocene geological or late Miocene period. This means that the Son Doong about 2-5 million years old.
Here are the explorers called Phytokarst limestone plains and the erosion making them as user under sunlight.Here are the explorers called Phytokarst limestone plains and the erosion making them as user under sunlight.Here are the explorers called Phytokarst limestone plains and the erosion making them as user under sunlight
The closer to the light, the vegetation here expanded and tall. Fern branches as tilted 90 degrees sunlight.
