GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (PNKBNP) is located in central Vietnam, about 500km south of the capital, Hanoi, within the Quang Binh Province at the narrowest part of Vietnam. The western boundary of the Park forms part of the Lao-Vietnamese border, which is only 42km from the sea at his point. The Park is found within the geographical co-ordinates 170 20’ to 170 48’ N and 1050 46 to 1060 24’ E in the Bo Trach and Minh Hoa Districts.