List of World�s Largest Cave Rooms

Rank

Name

Country

Size (Sq M)

Volume (Sq M)

Source of Map, Survey, and Information

1

Sarawak Chamber (Lubang Nasib Bagus)

Malaysia

163,000 (LiDAR)

9.6 Million (LiDAR)

Descent v.226, p.29. 2012, Surveying Sarawak Chamber, Kevin Dixon. (LiDAR Survey)

Mulu Caves Project. http://www.mulucaves.org

Meredith, M., Wooldridge, J. and Lyon, B., 1992. Giant Caves of Borneo. Tropical Press, 142 pp.

2

Miaos Room

China

118,000

7.1 Million (est)

Barbary, Jean-Pierre, et al, 1991, Le System de la Riviere Gebihe (Ziyun, Guizhou), in:Karstologia N�. 4. pp42-55.

Gebihe 89, Karsts de Chine, Grottes et karsts tropicaux de Chine M�ridionale, F�d�ration Fran�aise de Sp�l�ologie et Association Fran�aise de Karstologie

3

Torca del Carlista

Spain

87,000

Abismo, G.E. (Editor), Torca del Carlista (Cantabria-Vizcaya).

http://clubabismo.es/Simas/Carlista/InfoTorcaCarlista.html

4

Majlis al Jinn

Oman

58,000

ATM-3D (Editor), 2011. Majlis al Jinn Cave 3D laser scanning, 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/user/atm3d#p/u/8/QgDHTDQp8Q0

Davison, D.W., Jr., 1985. Majlis Al Jinn Cave, Sultonate of Oman.� Public Authority for Water Resources, October 1985(PAWR 85-20): 1-16.

5

Titan Chamber

China

54,000

Martin Laverty and Ian Houghton, personal correspondence.

Smart, C. 1988. Caves and Caving, 42, 5-9.

Dunton, Bruce; Laverty, Martin. 1993. Cave Science Vol.20, No.2, 65-71.

6

Cloud Ladder Hall

China

51,000

5.8 Million (est)

Hong Meigui Cave Exploration Society. 2010. Map 2011.

7

Belize Chamber

Belize

49,000

Chiquibul Expedition 1984, Tom Miller

Canadian Caver, v.16, no.2, Fall 1984, p.43

8

Hong Meigui Chamber

China

48,000

Hong Meigui Cave Exploration Society.

�Map: Dacao Tiankeng, 2001

9

Tlamanictli

Mexico

46,000

G.S.A.B. (Editor), 1999a. Tlamanictli - TZ1. Groupe Sp�l�o Alpin Belge.

http://home.scarlet.be/continent7/gsab/mexplos/tz1coupe.htm

G.S.A.B., 1999b. Tlamanictli - TZ1. In: G.S.A. Belge (Editor). Groupe Sp�l�o Alpin Belge, pp. Plan view map of Tlamanictli - TZ1.

Grebeude, Richard. Personal Communication.

Other Large Rooms

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Salle de la Verna

France

43,000 (LiDAR)

3.6 Million (LiDAR)

ATM-3D (Editor), 2004. Le scannage de la Salle de la Verna,

�� R�seau de la Pierre St Martin, 2010.

�� http://www.atm3d.com/v5/pdf/verna.pdf

ATM-3D (Editor), 2006. Le lev� lasergramm�trique mod�lisation

�� 3D - implantation de projet, 2010.

�� http://www.atm3d.com/v5/pdf/vernaII.pdf

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Api

Malaysia

39,000

Map of Whiterock Cave, Api, Mulu.� Mulu Caves Project,

http://www.mulucaves.org