Tham Phet Fa - KR0079
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Location
This cave is at the northern end of Ao Railey East near the Diamond Cave Bungalows resort. The cave is managed by the National Park and the entry fee is 100 baht.
Description
It has been developed into a showcave with electric lighting and a concrete path with a resort and bar built near the entrance. The cave is probably a fossil resurgence. The entrance porch is 10 m wide by 10m high and is followed by a nice passage 2 to 5 m wide and 20 to 25 m high. After 60 m there is a passage coming in on the left with large, glittering gours. These were ascended, bare footed, by the SC Bellegarde who were stopped by a 4 m climb. Back in the main passage the way on narrows and after 30 m arrives at a large, decorated chamber where the tourist route stops. A climb of 4 m leads to an upper chmaber with many bats followed by an 8 m climb that can be bypassed by a passage on the left with two 4 m climbs. A 5 m chimney was not climbed and just before the end of the passage a 10 m pitch is undescended.
Topographie
TOURNIER, THIERRY (1989)
Fauna
Althepus kuan Li et Li, 2017 (Arthropoda, Arachnida, Araneae, Araneomorphae, Ochyroceratidae) û type locality (Liu et al. 2017) Telemia anguina Wang et Li, 2010 (Arthropoda, Arachnida, Araneae, Araneomorphae, Telemidae) û type locality (Wang and Li 2010) Pholcus youngae Huber, 2011 (Arthropoda, Arachnida, Araneae, Araneomorphae, Pholcidae) û type locality (Huber 2011)
Documents
[Topo] Tham Phet Fa 08/05/2019Bibliography 17/10/2019
- +Anon. (1998a) "F.T.B.s World Caving Tour 1997" Croydon Caving Club Pelobates No. 77 pp5-10 +BOSSON, PASCALE; KENISCHER, DOMINIQUE; TOURNIER, THIERRY; RUGGERI, HUBERT (1990) "Muang Thai 89" SpÚlÚo OC No. 13 pp68-75 +TOURNIER, THIERRY (1989) " Muang Thai 89" SpelÚo Club MJC Bellgarde 8pp +CHAIMONGKHON, SUWIT (1990a) "Siliapa Tham Phaya Nak, Krabi" Krom Silpakorn, Bangkok ISBN 974-417-125-1 88pp +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +HENLEY, THOM (2003) "Krabi. Caught In The Spell" Thai Nature Education, Phuket ISBN 97491140-5-1 +HUBER, BERNHARD, A. (2011) "Revision and Cladistic Analysis of Pholcus and Closely Related Taxa (Araneae, Pholcidae)ö Bonner Zoologische Monographien No. 58/2011, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. 511pp +Liu, Chang; Li, Fengyaun; Wongprom, Prasit; Zheng, Guo; Shuqiang, Li (2017) "Eleven new species of the spider genus Althepus Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae) from Thailand" Zootaxa Vol. 4350 No. 3 pp469-499 +PRICE, LIZ (2002) "Getting High In Krabi" The Star Weekend 27 April 2002 +VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp +Wang, Chunxia; Li, Shuqiang (2014) "Four new species of the spider genus Telema (Araneae, Telemidae) from Southeast Asia" Zootaxa Vol. 2719 pp1-20
History
1990-12-17 P.R. Deeleman-Reinhold, C.L. Deeleman-Reinhold - collecting spiders 2014-10-26 P. Wongprom - collecting spiders 2018 R. Gardner
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| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Tham Bpeen Keun [KR0348] | 40 | 12 |
| 0.1 | Tham Angun [KR0349] | 40 | 3 |
| 0.6 | Tham Yung - KR0204 | ||
| 0.7 | Tham Glom - KR0208 | ||
| 0.8 | Tham Sra Lek - KR0132 | 56 | 11 |
| 0.8 | Cave KR0300 | 75 | 0 |
| 0.8 | Tham Nam Noi - KR0205 | ||
| 0.9 | Tham Pou Kao Hou - KR0206 | 225 | 115 |
| 0.9 | Ao Nang North Cave [KR0111] | 60 | 0 |