Cave so huge it has its own weather system: discovered in China

[Ichingcarpenter]

Oct 2 2013

Adventurers have stumbled across a cave so enormous that it has its own weather system, complete with wispy clouds and lingering fog inside vast caverns.

A team of expert cavers and photographers have been exploring the vast cave system in the
Chongquing province of China and have taken the first-ever photographs of the natural wonder
.
They were amazed to discover the entrance to the hidden Er Wang Dong cave system and were stunned when they managed to climb inside to see a space so large that it can contain a cloud.












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[FSogol]

1. Very cool. Thanks for posting. n/t

[warrior1]

2. Those are big, but I think these might still be bigger

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1440&bih=632&q=vietnam+largest+cave&oq=vietnam+la&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.2340.4115.0.6038.10.7.0.3.3.0.77.503.7.7.0....0...1ac.1.27.img..0.10.532.R0Lv3gVi5FY

[Tree-Hugger]

4. Obama is headed there now!

Sorry, got sucked into the spirit of other OP.

Seriously, this is very interesting. Thank you for posting!

[sharp_stick]

6. Dammit I'm too slow

I will defer to your speedy response.

[ananda]

5. Now that's a CAVE!

[Zorra]

7. Amazing, thanks! nt

[KittyWampus]

8. one of my dream vacations- go cave exploring.

[Rex]

9. Wowzers!

SO does America now have a massive cave gap with China?

I remember reading about a group of spelunkers that went so far underground (this was somewhere in Australia) that they had to turn around and leave...they entered a chamber so enormous that for hours - what they thought were the walls, turned into being unbelievably massive boulders and they could not find the actual cave walls anymore. SO they left.

[mindwalker_i]

10. Cool, we could have a Half-Life 2 LARP in there

All we need are some of those glowing slugs that give you two hit points.

[Avalux]

11. I love all the cave posts!!

I never realized there were so many diverse and amazing ways caves are formed!

[dkf]

12. Wow that is amazing. It's like a movie!

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. I wonder what they might find there

ancient human remains or other neat stuff?

[Rex]

14. Dinosaurs.

nt.

[dkf]

16. Lol. Now you've got my imagination going

[Rex]

17. It does have it's own climate system!

It will be interesting to see if they do find new species in that cave.

[Fawke Em]

15. OK... no one has noticed the name of this cave is Wang Dong?

Sorry - my hidden middle-schooler came out.

[randome]

18. Rendezvous With Rama.

Or Gaea from Titan/Demon/Wizard trilogy.
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