The odd side of Vietnam.

Evidence-backed unusual places in Vietnam, grouped with maps, original sources and useful geographic context. These are crawlable research records, not an indiscriminate directory: reports without enough depth remain available for exploration but are excluded from search indexing.

METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Phu Hong meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H4 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 500 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Phuoc-Binh meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 11,000 g.

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Lang Son UNESCO Global Geopark

VN

Try local specialities made with star anise, one of the region’s most extensively grown crops, supported by Lang Son’s mineral-rich soils and covering more than 34,000 hectares.Explore the N

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark

VN

Although the wet season from May to October brings daily showers and high temperatures, it is also when the geopark's waterfalls are at their most spectacular.Visit EXPLORASOUND, Viet Nam’s

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Dong Van Karst Plateau UNESCO Global Geopark

VN

Visit Quan Ba’s "Heaven’s Gate" for panoramic views over winding roads, mist-covered mountains, and lush valleys.Travel along the stunning Ma Pi Leng Pass, rising to 1,200 metres,

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Non nuoc Cao Bang UNESCO Global Geopark

VN

Visit the Magic Water Mine in Lung Sang hamlet, where a local legend tells of three sisters who protected hidden treasure by raising floodwaters to seal the cave.Discover the traditional pap

Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · Expanded physical oddities

HNLMS O 15

Netherlands

O 12-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy

Map, evidence and context →BLUE HOLE · Expanded physical oddities

Dragon Hole

Location recorded in Wikidata

deep underwater sinkhole in the South China Sea

Map, evidence and context →ARTIFICIAL ISLAND · Expanded physical oddities

Fiery Cross Reef

People's Republic of China

former reef, now an artificial island which is part of the Spratly Islands

Map, evidence and context →