Api Chamber

Api Chamber

Api Chamber is a chamber in Whiterock Cave in Gunung Api, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Measuring 300m x 200m and with a surveyed circumference of 900m it is the eighth largest cave chamber by area in the world. It's height is over 100m and its plan area is 58,000 square metres. It is the second largest chamber in Malaysia, after Sarawak chamber.

It was discovered during the Benarat 2005 Caving Expedition by Dave Nixon and Mark Brown.

External links

* [http://www.daveclucas.com/Benarat2005/Pages/Api.html Benarat 2005 Caving Expedition]


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