THAM LUANG CAVE

Nov. 6, 2019

Thailand has reopened the Tham Luang cave where 12 young footballers and their coach were trapped last year in a rescue saga that captivated the world.

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Tham Luang Nang Non is a karstic cave system. It winds through 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) of limestone strata and has many deep recesses, narrow tunnels, boulder chokes, collapses and sumps. Stalactites and Stalactites are common in the cave.
Location: It is located in the Tham Luang Forest Park, near the village of Pong Pha, in northern Thailand. It lies beneath Doi Nang Non, a mountain range on the border with Myanmar.
Name: The name translates into English as 'Great Cave of the Sleeping Lady'.
The Tham Luang cave had been closed to visitors since the Wild Boars football team were rescued after nearly three weeks inside the grotto’s waterlogged corridors.

Source : The Hindu