Son Doong cave is world's largest cave in Vietnam

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Son Doong Cave in Vietnam, the world's largest cave with an underground jungle and a river, has been opened to the public for the first time since its discovery in 2009 discovered by British cavers.Pictures from the world's largest cave.It is found by a local man named Ho Khanh in 1991 and was recently discovered in 2009 by British cavers, led by Howard Limbert. The name “Son Doong” cave means “mountain river cave”, It was created 2-5 million years ago by river water eroding away the limestone underneath the mountain Where the limestone was weak, the ceiling collapsed creating huge skylights.