Sarawak Chamber
E635468
Sarawak Chamber is one of the world’s largest known underground cave chambers, renowned for its immense size and located within Malaysia’s Gunung Mulu cave system.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cave chamber
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natural feature ⓘ underground chamber ⓘ |
| access |
requires caving expertise
ⓘ
restricted ⓘ |
| age | Late Cenozoic (approximate) ⓘ |
| climate | equatorial ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | State of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Andy Eavis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Checkley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| discoveryExpeditionOrigin | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | humid tropical rainforest karst ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | karst ⓘ |
| geologicalType | limestone cave chamber ⓘ |
| governingBody | Sarawak Forestry Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCaveSystem | Lubang Nasib Bagus system ⓘ |
| height | up to about 80 metres ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the world’s largest known underground cave chambers
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immense size ⓘ |
| length | approximately 700 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borneo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gunung Mulu National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountain | Gunung Api area of Gunung Mulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementAuthority | Gunung Mulu National Park management ⓘ |
| mapAvailability | specialist cave survey maps ⓘ |
| notableRanking |
among the largest known cave chambers by area
ⓘ
among the largest known cave chambers by volume ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gunung Mulu cave system
NERFINISHED
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Lubang Nasib Bagus cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Gunung Mulu National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
karst hydrology
ⓘ
speleology ⓘ |
| safetyConcerns |
flooding risk
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rockfall risk ⓘ |
| surfaceEcosystem | tropical rainforest above chamber ⓘ |
| tourism | not part of standard tourist routes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Gunung Mulu National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volume | over 10 million cubic metres ⓘ |
| width | approximately 400 metres ⓘ |
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