Benarat Cavern ( ms, Lubang Benarat) is a
cave
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system situated in
Mount Benarat
Mount Benarat ( ms, Gunung Benarat) is a mountain located in Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia. Consisting of limestone on the western side which is overlain by gritstone on the eastern side. It contains many caves which have been ...
at the northern end of
Mulu National Park in
Malaysia
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. As of 2011, it is the third-longest known cave in
Asia
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at 50 km.
References
Wild caves
Limestone caves
Caves of Sarawak
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