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#Sarawak chamber series
The book series Advances in Karst Science includes single and multi-authored books as well as edited volumes. The books in the series are prepared by leading experts actively working in the relevant field. The series aims at building a varied library of reference works, textbooks, proceedings, and monographs, by describing the current understanding of selected themes. Contributions presented may be used in the classroom and to work with stakeholders, scientists, and engineers to determine practical applications of these advances to common problems worldwide. The presented information can be utilized by decision makers in making decisions on development in karst regions. This book series is a critical resource to the scientific community allowing them to compare problems, results, and solutions. These issues although occurring on a local basis share many of the same features on the global stage. Issues to be addressed include water supply, contamination, and land use management. Case studies are presented to provide examples of advancement of the science. Methodologies, monitoring, data analysis and interpretation are addressed throughout the wide range of climatic, geological and hydrogeological contexts in which karst occurs. This book series covers advances in the field of karst from a variety of perspectives to facilitate knowledge and promote interaction thereby building stepping stones in this process. 211 Pages / 609.449 x 807.874 pts Page_sizeīig Karst Chambers Examples, Genesis, StabilityĪdvances in Karst Science Series Editor James LaMoreaux, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.The second is the erosion of the soft limestone and other rocks, and coupled with high rainfall of the surrounding rainforest, these processes made the chamber we see today. The first of which is uplift in the soil, occurring between 2 and 5 million years ago. Accompanied visits can be arranged by the national Park. This long passage has a roof up to 60 metres high, and may require some swimming and a traverse along a ledge. To reach Sarawak Chamber, one must follow a river upstream from the cave entrance. Its volume was checked by laser scanning in 2011. Later named Sarawak Chamber, it measures 700 m (2,300 feet) long, 400 m (1,300 feet) wide and at least 70 m (230 feet) high, and was estimated as three times the size of the Big Room in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, then thought to be the largest underground chamber. The story of how it was discovered is told in the books Underground Worlds and Giant Caves of Borneo. The chamber was discovered by three British cavers, Andy Eavis, Dave Checkley and Tony White, in January 1981 during the Mulu'80 Expedition. It is in Gua Nasib Bagus (Good Luck Cave), which is located in Gunung Mulu National Park, in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo. Sarawak Chamber is the largest known cave chamber in the World.
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