The information was announced on June 22 by Dr. Howard Limbert, head of the survey team, which consisted of cave experts from the BRCRA, scientists from the Vietnam National University in Hanoi, and local residents from Bo Trach and Minh Hoa districts.
The caves are located in 14 remote areas in the province.
Prominent among the newly-discovered caves are Hoa Huong cave (2,876 metres long), Tien 2 cave (2,519 metres), Bom cave (1,500 metres), Dinh cave (1,430 metres) an Ruc Ma Rinh cave (1,360 metres).
The explorers also found many rare animals living inside the caves, which provide valuable information for researches on geology, geomorphology and biodiversity at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.
According to Dr. Howard Limbert, many caves among them have considerable potential for tourism development, but he also noted that tourist activities must be implemented with awareness of preservation at the same time.
Chairman of Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee, Nguyen Huu Hoai highly appreciated the efforts and outcomes of Dr. Limbert and his team in general, stressing that the province has attached great attention to preserving the locality’s cave system.
Since 1990, the BRCRA has carried out 17 explorations of cave systems in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and has found 311 caves with a total length of more than 200 kilometres.
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