Wang Long 2 (Tham) [KR0214]
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Location
The Wang Long gorge is on the south-west coast of Ko Phi Phi Don. This stunning canyon of 100 meters high limestone cliffs winds its way to inland to a small sandy beach. From the beach, a gorge heads south and then east for about 150 meters. The entrance is 35 meters up the vertical cliff.
Description
General description
Bird's-nests are harvested from the cave and the collectors climb to the top of the cliff and then pull bamboo ladders up to the entrance - the climb from below is very difficult and any ladders or ropes left by the birds'-nesters must be treated with caution. From the entrance, which has some old drawings of ships, the large passage trends eastwards with a 9 meters pitch after 100 meters and then passing an oxbow passage on the left after 150 meters and a 75 meters long side passage, also on the left, after 225 meters. The Ship Gallery, with a large number of ship drawings is 400 meters from the entrance. Just past the Ship Gallery a large river passage is met. There are more ship drawings in a passage heading north from a point 150 meters to the south-east along this river passage.
Survey
Blake, Warren (1996)
Documents
Bibliography 05/11/2019- +Blake, Warren (1996) "Drawings of ships in caves in Thailand" Bulletin of the Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Vol. 20 No. 1 pp41-64 +KAMONTAVIKUN, SONGYOT (1996) "Where few dare to tread" Bangkok Post 22 May +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
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Tham Wang Long 1 - KR0084 | 20 | 0 |
| 0.2 | Tham Wang Long 3 [KR0345] | 50 | 7 |
| 0.8 | Tham Ko Phi Phi [Grotte des Hirondelles] [KR0202] | 350 | 33 |
| 3.6 | Tham Phaya Nak - KR0048 | 170 | 92 |
| 5.4 | Tham Maya [KR0350] | 14 | 2 |
| 16.3 | Ko Ma Submarine Cave [KR0212] | 50 | 19 |
| 24.9 | Ko Ya Wa Bon Submarine Cave [KR0215] | 50 | 0 |
| 31.9 | Tham Nam Bo - KR0207 | ||
| 32.0 | Ko Nok Sea Cave 5 - KR0117 |