Images inside the series of caves just discovered in Phong Nha - Ke Bang
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Quang Tri - Images inside the caves just discovered by explorers in Phong Nha - Ke Bang reveal many scientific values and tourism potentials.
A new cave survey at Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park (Quang Tri province) discovered 26 new caves with great scientific value. Photo: Anglo-Vietnamese Cave Expedition TeamThe British Cave Expedition team of 10 experts surveyed a total of 29 caves, including 26 new caves and the expansion of 3 old caves, with a total measured length of 13,643m. Photo: British - Vietnamese Cave Expedition TeamNotably, Thien Cung Cave is 4, 206m long, the longest cave in the survey, with special scientific significance and exploitation potential. Photo: Anglo-Vietnamese Cave Expedition TeamThien Cung Cave is identified as the ancient flow of the Dark Cave River. Photo: Anglo-Vietnamese Cave Expedition TeamThe cave is large in scale, with many stalactites, developing almost parallel to the Dark Cave system and has an hydrological connection with the Chay River. Photo: Anh - Viet Cave Expedition TeamNuoc Lan Cave, 2,721m long, 10m deep, 152m high, discovered in Tan Thanh commune, Tuyen Lam, may have seasonal flows. Photo: Anh - Viet Cave Expedition TeamImage of Ma Dom cave, 1,257m long, 102m deep, in Kim Dien commune. Photo: Anh - Viet Cave Expedition TeamEspecially Cha Ngheo cave, 583m long and 751m high in the National Park area, are also outstanding discoveries. Photo: British - Vietnamese Cave Expedition TeamCha Ngheo has deep vertical well-shaped doors, complex structure. Cha Ngheo Cave has not been fully surveyed yet. Photo: Anglo-Vietnamese Cave Expedition TeamMo Roọ Cave is about 500m long, with beautiful scenery, convenient access, suitable for tourism exploitation. Photo: Anglo-Vietnamese Cave Expedition TeamIn the area of Road 20 belonging to the service - administrative sub-area, Chac Den cave is identified as a vertical well cave about 20m deep, leading down to a large corridor, possibly a high branch of the Phong Nha river cave system, with long-term development potential in the future. Photo: Anh - Viet Cave Exploration Team
The new cave and tourism resource survey at Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park with the participation of a British cave expedition team of 10 experts, lasts from March 21st to April 11th, 2026.
The survey scope spans many areas belonging to Phong Nha, Thuong Trach, Kim Phu, Kim Dien, Tan Thanh, Tuyen Lam and Truong Son communes of Quang Tri province.
Survey results show that the cave system in the area is strongly developed according to karst terrain, reflected in the simultaneous existence of vertical deep caves and horizontally developed caves.
The 2026 survey results have significantly supplemented the cave database of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, further affirming the outstanding geological, geomorphological and karst system values of the area.
The new discoveries are not only of scientific significance but also open up many potentials in conservation, research and sustainable tourism development, contributing to enhancing the value and position of this World Natural Heritage in the coming time.
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