Sunken Forest, Ankarana Reserve QTVR
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This QuickTime VR was shot in the sunken forest that has grown
up in Second Canyon, a narrow slot in the Ankarana massif that
has a particularly strong lost-world feel to it. You arrive
here after walking for about 45 minutes through Andrafiabe
Cave. The light is blinding as you exit, even though sunlight
has trouble penetrating the several hundred feet of sheer
cliff down to this spot at any time other than midday. The
canyon is so narrow that a two-minute walk brings you to the
other side, where Andrafiabe Cave continues on to Cathedral
Cave, another sunken forest, and finally
Third Canyon.