What do you know about Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park?

What do you know about Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park?

Phong Nha-Ke Bang is more than a National Park, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Quang Binh Province, north-central Vietnam. The result of earth crust development 464 million years ago it’s the oldest major karst formation in Asia.

What city is Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in?

Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park

Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park
Location Quảng Bình Province, North Central Coast
Nearest city Đồng Hới
Coordinates 17°32′14″N 106°9′5″ECoordinates: 17°32′14″N 106°9′5″E
Area 857.54 km2 (331.10 sq mi)

What is the nickname for Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park?

Because of its formation, various nicknames are given to it such as Lion, Fairy Caves and Buddha. It is over 7,700 meters long with an underground river approximately 14,000 meters long.

Why was Phong Nha-Ke Bang Recognised as a World Heritage Site?

It features great geological diversity and offers spectacular phenomena, including a large number of caves and underground rivers. The site harbours a high level of biodiversity and many endemic species.

How was Phong Nha cave formed?

Phong Nha Cave was formed by tectonic happening in the heart of Ke Bang limestone mountains hundreds of millions of years ago. Traces the writing carved on the rock by ancient Cham language that Phong Nha Cham was found from time immemorial.

What do you call the cave in Vietnam that you can see a 10000 years old carvings?

Sơn Đoòng cave
Hang Sơn Đoòng

Sơn Đoòng cave
Location Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam
Coordinates 17°27′25″N 106°17′15″ECoordinates: 17°27′25″N 106°17′15″E
Depth max. 150 metres (490 ft)
Length approx. 9 kilometres (5.6 mi)

What is the name of the first doline in Son Doong cave?

1st Doline – Watch out for dinosaurs (hố sụt 1 – vọng khủng long): Formed by a part of the cave ceiling that collapsed thousands of years ago, sunlight can enter the cave allowing foliage to grow inside the cave and microscopic organisms thrive in the darkness.

Where is the Son Doong cave in Vietnam?

Quang Binh Province
Hang Sơn Đoòng/Province

The discovery Located in the heart of the UNESCO-listed Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam’s Quang Binh province, Hang Son Doong is one of the most captivating destinations that can be experienced in Southeast Asia.

Why visit Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park?

Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park is one of the world’s two largest limestone regions. In comparison with 41 other world heritage sites which have karsts, Phong Nha has dissimilar geomorphic, geologic and biotic conditions. The karsts of Phong Nha can be traced back to Palaeozoic era, 400 million years ago.

Where is Phong Nha Bàng located?

Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng) is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Bố Trạch and Minh Hóa districts of central Quảng Bình Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam, about 500 km south of Hanoi.

What is the weather like in Phong Nha National Park?

Like North Central Coast in general, and Quảng Bình Province in particular, the climate in Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng national park is tropically hot and humid. The annual mean temperature is 23–25 °C (73–77 °F), with a maximum of 41 °C (106 °F) in the summer and a minimum of 6 °C (43 °F) in the winter.

Where is Hin Namno National Park?

The park is bordered by the Hin Namno karst area of Khammouane Province of Laos in the west. Road distances are about 500 km south of the capital Hanoi and 260 km north of the port city of Đà Nẵng. The geographical coordinates are /  17.53722°N 106.15139°E  / 17.53722; 106.15139

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