Sunday, 2 October 2016

Inside the world's biggest cave



Credit: John Spies/Barcroft Media/The Telegraph

So big, it has its own river, jungle & climate – ceilings 200 metres (656 feet) above, walls 150 metres (492 feet) apart – 5km (3 miles) long – that’s the Hang Son Doong cave in Vietnam. John Spies spent a week inside, & the images above & below are part of the result.


Credit: John Spies/Barcroft Media/The Telegraph

Did you notice the person in the image above? Most of the images have them.

See more at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/earth/10914205/In-pictures-Inside-Hang-Son-Doong-the-worlds-largest-caves-in-Vietnam.html
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