The attraction for technology and knowledge prompted us to fantasize about different worlds from ours. However, our planet is full of fascinating places . Hang his Doong is one of them.
Located in the Annamese mountains of Vietnam, Hang Son Doong is the largest underground cavity in the world.
It is not the only cave in the region, since a whole network is present between the center of the country and its border with Laos. In these places, no less than 20 caves were discovered in 2010. This is just a tiny part of a whole, like almost 150 caves were identified. Some served as shelters for soldiers during the Vietnam War, and others have not yet been explored.
Between the caves visited by man within this vast Gruyère, Hang his doong is undoubtedly the most impressive:
Discovered in 91 by a Vietnamese, Hang his Doong was not visited until 18 years later, in 2009, by a group of British speleologists , who do not have However, the end of this immense space could be seen.
In 2010, these speleologists renewed the experience, this time venturing into this unknown world with scientists and laser equipment capable of taking the dimensions of this new universe.
The cave impresses with its size , by its reliefs, by its unreal atmosphere ... To make you a little idea, it is said that it could house several 40 -storey buildings. Within the 4 km wide, a gallery of 200 meters high starts: it is twice the size of the largest gallery known until today, in Malaysia.
And so amazing that it may seem, she shelters life .
Indeed, certain parts of the "roof" of the cave have gave way, letting in the wells of light here and there. Thus, a huge jungle has developed there, protected from the gaze of man, but also from his misdeeds. Birds have elected refuge there.
The cavity has been shaped by nature in several million years, dug by a river . Some of its caves are filled with water during the rainy season, and are home to shallow swimming pools during the dry season.
Some rocks, with improbable shapes, are covered with algae and give an impressive aesthetics to this green paradise, which also houses a river, waterfalls ... A real underground world whose scope we discovered only 2 years ago. />
The photos you can observe in this article were taken by the photographer Carsten Peter, for National Geographic . They give you an overview of the immensity of the site.
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