Quảng Bình, Europe Brief News – The Sơn Đoòng Cave is the subject of Google’s latest Doodle. The long-forgotten cave includes stunning natural treasures and even a society of monkeys inside its astounding, jagged limestone walls.
Google Doodles are commonly used to commemorate noteworthy events. Such as the discovery of a new scientific breakthrough or the accomplishments of notable individuals.
In the native language, the term “Mountain River” refers to the natural wonder’s age, which is thought to be between two and five million years. So, let’s talk about what this cave is and how it got discovered!
The Latest Google Doodle – Sơn Đoòng Cave
Very cool to see Sơn Đoòng featured as today’s Google Doodle! https://t.co/4hnQzXHlbE
— Michael Tatarski (@miketatarski) April 14, 2022
The latest Google Doodle features the Hang Son Doong cave, which is located in distant Vietnam. According to Google, the cave was “officially found” on this day by local farmer Ho Khanh in 1990.
In 1990, while hunting Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park for food and lumber, local Ho Khanh came across the Son Doong.
His quest brought him to a hole in the cliffside, where clouds were seen pouring out, and the sound of anguish was heard echoing from inside. He went to his house and forgot about the cave,” he said.
Before Howard and Deb Limbert of the British Cave Research Association recorded the global wonder a year later, he is claimed to have retraced his tracks in 2008. The cave is full of wonderful sights, but access is confined to four-day trips with a specialized travel organization.
All you need to know about the mysterious cave!
In Vietnam, the cave known as Hang Son Doong is often regarded as the world’s biggest cave system. This is calculated based on a length of about 5.6 miles and a volume of 38.5 million cubic meters. In 2013, it was officially recognized as the world’s biggest cave by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest cave.
According to local legend, the cave contains the world’s only subterranean live monkeys and flying fox bats, making it a geological marvel. Its immense depths are said to include a rainforest with its own weather ecology. Moreover, the gigantic sinkholes enable sunlight and rai to flow down into the cave from the surface.
Other discoveries made in the cave’s deepest recesses include the world’s biggest limestone pearls and the world’s tallest stalagmite. Additionally, standing at almost 70 meters in height.
