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Son Doong Cave

Largest cave passage in the world, located near the Laos-Vietnam border
Landform cave Q44889
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Son Doong Cave

Summary

Son Doong Cave is a cave[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of cave entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,031 views/month, #4 of 669).[2]

Key Facts

  • Son Doong Cave is located in Quảng Bình[3].
  • Son Doong Cave is in the country of Vietnam[4].
  • Son Doong Cave's instance of is recorded as cave[5].
  • Son Doong Cave's instance of is recorded as show cave[6].
  • Son Doong Cave's Commons category is recorded as Son Doong Cave[7].
  • Son Doong Cave's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 2000[8].
  • Son Doong Cave's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 17.456944444444, 'lon': 106.2875}[9].
  • Son Doong Cave's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 17.4572, 'lon': 106.2876}[10].
  • Son Doong Cave's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hang Sơn Đoòng[11].
  • Son Doong Cave's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/fantasticka-jaskyna-hang-son-doong/[12].
  • Son Doong Cave sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+390'}[13].

Body

Geography

Son Doong Cave is in the country of Vietnam[4]. It is located in Quảng Bình[3].

Physical Characteristics

Son Doong Cave sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+390'}[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cave[5] and show cave[6].

Why It Matters

Son Doong Cave ranks in the top 0.6% of cave entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,031 views/month, #4 of 669).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Vietnam

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . OpenStreetMap. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Country → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+390'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Quảng Bình
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/fantasticka-jaskyna-hang-son-doong/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern"
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