A film crew from the US’ National Geographic Society will arrive in central Vietnam March 11 to shoot a documentary on the Son Doong Cave, which is believed to be the world’s largest.
The expedition, to include a number of geologists from the Hanoi University of Natural Sciences, will be led by British Cave Research Association (BCRA) explorer Howard Limbert.
Limbert was a member of the BCRA team which explored Son Doong last year and confirmed its existence and grandeur to the world.
The limestone cave is part of the UNESCO-listed Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, a 400-million-year-old cave and grotto system in Quang Binh Province.
The documentary about Son Doong and the biodiversity of Phong Nha – Ke Bang will be broadcast on the National Geographic Channel network that is seen in more than 100 countries.
The cave opening was discovered in 1991 by a local farmer who later led a British-Vietnamese expedition to the site last April.
Son Doong is 200 meters high and 150 meters wide at its biggest points, making it five times larger than Phong Nha Cave and almost twice the size of the previous record-holder, Deer Cave in Malaysia.
The National Geographic Society is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational organizations in the world.
Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical conservation, and the study of world culture and history.
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