Large Cave Discovered on Cheju Island
A large cave was discovered recently on Cheju Island by utility workers installing a new power pole.
A pseudo-limestone cave, the world’s largest of its kind, was found on Cheju Island last Wednesday.
The island’s Pukcheju County reported Wednesday that the cave was confirmed to be a rare pseudo-limestone cave, referring to a secondary limestone cave transformed from a lava cave by water. Dr. Son In-seok, an independent geologist and teacher at Daejeong High School, made the confirmation.
“(The cave) is at least 2.5-kilometer-long and rich in formations of mineral deposits such as calcite stalactites and stalagmites. As far as we know, there is no other pseudo-limestone cave like this in the world,” Son told The Korea Times in a telephone interview. So far, 120-meter Hwanggum cave on the island was considered to the largest of its kind.
If you have plans to go to Cheju Island make sure to check out the different caves on the island. They are really amazing to see and worth the hike to explore them. This may become yet another worthwhile cave to explore on the island if they open it up to the public.
