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🕳️ Largest cave passage

Hang Sơn Đoòng · over 200 m high in places

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🕳️ Largest cave passage

over 200 m high in places

Hang Sơn Đoòng · Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng, Annamite Range

The largest cave passage in the world by volume — big enough to hold a jungle, its own weather and dolines where clouds drift in through collapsed ceilings.

Record at a glance

RecordLargest cave passage
FeatureHang Sơn Đoòng
Measurementover 200 m high in places
Location Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng, Annamite Range
CountryVietnam

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This record belongs to our Caves collection, where every caves in the world is catalogued.

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