| Deer Cave | |
|---|---|
| Gua Rusa | |
 Deer Cave entrance | |
| Location | Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak[1] |
| Length | 2,160 m (7,090 ft)[1] |
| Height variation | 196.64 m (645.1 ft)[1] |
| Discovery | 1961[1] |
| Entrances | 1 |
| Access | public |
| Show cave opened | 1985[2] |
| Features | Second largest cave passage in the world; largest known before the discovery of Sơn Đoòng in 2009[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Deer Cave (Malay: Gua Rusa), located near Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, is a show cave attraction of Gunung Mulu National Park. It was surveyed in 1961 by G. E. Wilford of the British Borneo Geological Survey, who predicted that Mulu would yield many more caves in the future.[3] The cave, which is also known as Gua Payau or Gua Rusa by the local Penan and Berawan people, is said to have received its name because of the deer that go there to lick salt-bearing rocks[4] and shelter themselves.
- ^ a b c d e "Deer Cave". The Mulu Caves Project. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Yi Chuan, Shi (2010). "Gunung Mulu National Park". World Heritage Datasheet. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Wilford, G.E. (1964), The Geology of Sarawak and Sabah Caves
- ^ Tsen, 1993[incomplete short citation]