Tham Erawan - LO0097
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Location
This cave is a major tourist attraction to the north of the H210 about 20km to the east of Wang Saphung, near the village of Ban Erawan and on the border with Nong Bua Lam Phu. The cave is in an isolated limestone tower and the huge entrance, complete with large Buddha, can be seen for miles across the rice paddies and is well sign posted. The tower is 2km along a side road to the north of the H210. There is a large wat at the foot of the tower and 650 concrete steps lead up to the main entrance.
Description
There is a large Buddha in the 30m wide by 20m high main entrance. The entrance leads via a large phreatic passage to the main chamber which is about 80m wide and 60m high up to a skylight. The passage continues with a couple of side passages and oxbows to reach concrete steps that climb up to second entrance in a cliff with fine views over the fields. The main chamber resembles a hall and is the scene of a local folk tale about Nang Phom Hom or the Fragrant-haired Lady.
Fauna
Snails:- Pollicaria mouhoti monochroma Kongim & Panha, 2013 Bryocyclops maholarnensis Watiroyram, Brancelj et Sanoamuang, 2015 (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae) (Watiroyram et al. 2015a)
Topographie
DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) Grade UISv2 2-2-A
Documents
[Topo] Tham Erawan 07/05/2019Bibliography 18/03/2020
- +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +KONGIM, BANGON; SUTCHARIT, CHIRASAK; NAGGS, FRED; PANHA, SOMSAK (2013) "Taxonomic revision of the Elephant Pupinid snail genus Pollicaria Gould, 1856 (Prosobranchia, Pupinidae)ö ZooKeys No. 287 pp19-40 +Kusch, Heinrich (1975) "H÷hlen in Laos, Nord- und Westthailand - H÷hlengebiete S³dostasiens III" Die Hohle Vol. 26 No. 4 pp113-123 +Kusch, Heinrich (1982a) "Ergebnisse spelaologischer forschungen in Thailand (Stand 1978)" Die Hohle Vol. 33 No. 2 pp59-69 +Kusch, Heinrich (1982b) "Die lõngsten und tiefsten H÷hlen S³dostasiens (Stand 1981)" Die Hohle Vol. 33 No. 4b pp142-148 +MIDDLETON, JOHN; WALTHAM, TONY (1986) "The Underground Atlas" Robert Hale Ltd. reprinted (1992) The Promotional Reprint Co. Ltd., Leicester ISBN 185648-045-3 pp187-188 +PRICE, LIZ (2005) "Life In Isaan" The Star Weekend 12 February 2005 +PRICE, LIZ (2008) ôVenturing Into the Heart of Northeastern Thailandö Brunei Times 26 October 2008 ***Pumijumnong, Nathsuda (2017) ôíÊ+Ó-+È--+Úʺ+Ðí-+Ê¥¦Ïñ+Êí+Ò¦íÊ+-¦Ï+Ðí+ý-ÈÞºßæ+Ú-- ©++-¬ÊÁÈ-ЦñÃ+ñÞÊßíÞíÊ+-¦Ï+Ðí+ý++ðÓ+ÀÂÚË [Capacity building for cave conservation]ö Powerpoint slide pack, 12 December 2017, 72p ***Various (2016a) "[Guide to environmental quality standards for caves]" Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, Bangkok, ISBN 978-616-316-322-6, 106p ***Various (2016b) "[Climate change preparedness and prevention program. The potential for ecological and environmental conservation based on cave type]" Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, Bangkok, ISBN 978-616-316-321-9 842p +VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp Watiroyram, Santi; Brancelj, Anton; Sanoamuang, La-orsri (2015) "A new cave-dwelling copepod from northeastern Thailand (Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae)" The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Vol. 63 pp426-437
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.6 | Tham Pha Koeng - LO0081 | ||
| 9.9 | Pha Sam Bon (Tham) [LO0143] | ||
| 12.5 | Tham Soonan Taa Raam [LO0121] | ||
| 15.8 | Tham Nam Lei - LO0125 | 30 | 3 |
| 15.9 | Tham Pha Yai - LO0122 | 150 | 5 |
| 16.0 | Tham Phu Pha Mai Tai - LO0127 | ||
| 16.9 | Tham Insaram - LO0098 | 70 | 70 |
| 18.2 | Tham Kham Sap Mongkhon - LO0099 | ||
| 19.1 | Tham Ruesi [LO0186] |