('swift cave' in

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, named for the birds that nest in it), occasionally referred to as Én cave in English, is a cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, a

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. Én is the third largest cave in the world, after Hang Sơn Đoòng in the same national park, and Deer Cave in

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. The cave has its own jungle, waters, beach, and climate. There are three known entrances to Hang Én. The cave, which goes through a mountain for , has a maximum height around , and a maximum width of approximately is a feeder to Hang Sơn Đoòng, away. The only ways to reach the cave are by

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, or an approximately four-hour jungle trek from the nearest road. Both Én and Sơn Đoòng were featured in footage aired on the television program ''

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'' in May 2015, dubbed one of "the top 10 cultural events of the year" in Vietnam by ''

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''. Hang Én was selected by the US-based

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as a shooting location for the 2015 film '' Pan''.

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