Tham Wang Long 1 - KR0084

Length 20m Depth 0m
Grottocenter / carte

Location

The Wang Long gorge on the south-west coast of Ko Phi Phi Don. This stunning canyon of 100 m high limestone cliffs winds its way to inland to a small sandy beach. Beside the beach is the entrance to Tham Wang Long 1. Martin Ellis - 17/10/2019

Description

Martin Ellis - 17/10/2019

The main entrance, beside the beach, is up a 4 m climb which may have a ladder left by the birds'-nesters. There are old drawings of ships near the main entrance.

Documents

[Topo]Tham Wang Long 11/05/2019
Bibliography 17/10/2019
  • +Blake, Warren (1996) "Drawings of ships in caves in Thailand" Bulletin of the Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Vol. 20 No. 1 pp41-64 +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +HALLIDAY, WILLIAM R. (2002) "Temple Caves in Thailand. A 2002 Pilgrimage" The Explorer June 2002, Southern California Grotto of the National Speleological Society pp57-59 +HENLEY, THOM (2003) "Krabi. Caught In The Spell" Thai Nature Education, Phuket ISBN 97491140-5-1 +SUKKHAM, ATTHASIT; TAÃON, PAUL S.C.; TAN, NOEL HIDALGO (2011) ôRock Art of Phrayanaga (Viking) Cave, Southern Thailand: The Illustration of Ancient Vesselsö The MUA Collection 8pp +Sukkham, Atthasit; Taþon, Paul S.C.; Tan, Noel Hidalgo; Muhamad, Asyaari bin (2017) " Ships and maritime activities in the North-eastern Indian Ocean: re-analysis of rock art of Tham Phrayanaga (Viking Cave), southern Thailand" International Journal of Nautical Archaeology Vol. 46 No. 1 pp108-131 +Wojton, Andrez (2004) "Jaskinie wybrzeza andamanskiego" Jaskinie Vol. 3 No. 36 pp23-24

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.1Tham Wang Long 3 [KR0345]507
0.2Wang Long 2 (Tham) [KR0214]83043
0.7Tham Ko Phi Phi [Grotte des Hirondelles] [KR0202]35033
3.8Tham Phaya Nak - KR004817092
5.5Tham Maya [KR0350]142
16.4Ko Ma Submarine Cave [KR0212]5019
24.8Ko Ya Wa Bon Submarine Cave [KR0215]500
31.8Tham Nam Bo - KR0207
31.9Ko Nok Sea Cave 5 - KR0117