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New passages found in Krong No volcanic cave system

Some new passages have been found in Cave C7, part of the Krong No volcanic cave system – the longest of its kind in Southeast Asia, extending the length of this cave to over 1,240m.
New passages found in Krong No volcanic cave system ảnh 1Experts in an exploration of the Krong No volcanic cave system. (Photo: VNA)
Dak Nong (VNA) – Some new passages have been foundin Cave C7, part of the Krong No volcanic cave system – the longest of its kindin Southeast Asia, extending the length of this cave to over 1,240m.

The discovery was made by international experts following a recent exploration of some caves in the system, the CentralHighlands province of Dak Nong, as part of the 20th international symposiumon vulcanospeleology there from November 22 to 26.

During the survey, they found some new passages about 175mlong in total, which extends the length of Cave C7 to more than 1,240m,according to the management board of the Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark.

Experts will return in the next few days to measure and createa 3D map of this cave.

New passages found in Krong No volcanic cave system ảnh 2Experts examine a cave in the Krong No volcanic cave system. (Photo: VNA)
TheKrong No volcanic cave system, about 10km long, is the largest, longest, andmost unique of its kind in Southeast Asia. It was discovered and publicised in2014.

Scientistshave also found vestiges of prehistoric humans dating 6,000 - 7000 yearsago there. These traces were announced in September 2018.

Earlier,similar traces had only been recorded in a volcanic cave system in the Republicof Korea./.
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