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Depth
  
441 m

Length
  
42 139 m

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Location
  
Houping Township, Wulong County, Chongqing, China

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Er Wang Dong (Chinese: 二王洞; literally: "Second Royal Cave") is a large cave in the Wulong Karst region, in Wulong County of Chongqing Municipality of China.

Er Wang Dong Er Wang Dong cave in China so huge it has its own weather system

Current known length of its passages is 42,139 metres (138,251 ft) with a maximum depth of 441 m (1,447 ft). It is large enough to contain its own weather system. The cave starts in the 195 m (640 ft) deep Niubizi tiankeng (牛鼻子天坑; "ox nose sinkhole") and also contains the 295 m (968 ft) deep Qingkou tiankeng.

Er Wang Dong Er Wang Dong cave in China so huge it has its own weather system

Er Wang Dong cave has formed in Lower Ordovician limestone and is located close to another very large cave system - San Wang Dong.

Both caves were explored by Hong Meigui Cave Exploration Society. Local people make weather forecasts based on the observations in Niubizi tiankeng - if there is a fog coming from the cave, rain is expected.

Er Wang Dong The Colossal Er Wang Dong Cave System
Er Wang Dong The Colossal Er Wang Dong Cave System

Er Wang Dong 18 MindBlowing Pictures of Er Wang Dong a Giant Cave with its Own

References

Er Wang Dong Wikipedia