BANGDAPHAKOL

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A beautiful cave with speleothems (Blen Marak 2002.02.12, personal communication), which waits, according to the spring 2003 surveys, to be connected to the neighbouring –>Matrongkol (Asakgre). CAVE DESCRIPTION (after Herbert Jantschke 2003.02.26 Mss): Immediately behind Entrance 1, the passage divides. Left descends across a collapse to a daylight window (2nd cave entrance) beyond which Stingray Passage (the cave wall exposes the fossil jaw of a stingray, Batoidea sp.) turns towards the left and leads to a sump. Straight ahead at Entrance-1 and past a drop, Decorated Passage continues as an old level with calcite deposits, which leads after 60 m to a third cave entrance (note 1). SITUATION 1 (after Blen Marak 2002.02.12 personal communication): Not far from the road connecting Asakgre Imandura (note 2) with Chokpot (note 3). SITUATION 2 (after Herbert Jantschke 2003.02.26 Mss): Near –>Matrongkol (Asakgre), and again at the bottom of a doline (note 4).A beautiful cave with speleothems (Blen Marak 2002.02.12, personal communication), which waits, according to the spring 2003 surveys, to be connected to the neighbouring –>Matrongkol (Asakgre). CAVE DESCRIPTION (after Herbert Jantschke 2003.02.26 Mss): Immediately behind Entrance 1, the passage divides. Left descends across a collapse to a daylight window (2nd cave entrance) beyond which Stingray Passage (the cave wall exposes the fossil jaw of a stingray, Batoidea sp.) turns towards the left and leads to a sump. Straight ahead at Entrance-1 and past a drop, Decorated Passage continues as an old level with calcite deposits, which leads after 60 m to a third cave entrance (note 1). SITUATION 1 (after Blen Marak 2002.02.12 personal communication): Not far from the road connecting Asakgre Imandura (note 2) with Chokpot (note 3). SITUATION 2 (after Herbert Jantschke 2003.02.26 Mss): Near –>Matrongkol (Asakgre), and again at the bottom of a doline (note 4).