Largest cave by volume
The current largest cave by volume record is 1,359,614,668 cu ft, held by Hang Son Doong, set on January 1, 2009. Last checked October 14, 2026.
1,359,614,668
cu ft
Hang Son Doong
- Holder
- Hang Son Doong
- Record
- 1,359,614,668 cu ft
- Metric
- 38,500,000 m³
- Exact figure
- 38.5 million m3
- Location
- Quang Binh, Vietnam
- Date set
- January 1, 2009
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- livescience.com Hang son doong the worlds biggest cave so outrageous in size it fits jungles and the great wall of vietnam
- google.com Son doong the world s largest cave quang binh tourism department
- vietnamtourism.gov.vn Read the source
- phongnhakebang.vn Chinh phuc son doong hang dong lon nhat the gioi27 en
- vietnamnet.vn Cnn worlds largest cave in vietnam discovered to be even bigger
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