Tham Pha Luang - PS0048
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Location
The cave is located in the grounds of a temple moo 12 Ban Khlong Sap Rang. It is 140 m east of the wat and a path leads uphill past boulders to the enormous entrance.
Description
The cold air and stench of bat guano can be noticed outside the entrance to the cave. The main part of the cave is a huge hall, lit by daylight. In this hall is a big stalactite column and large bat colony where guano was mined in the past. The number of large cockroaches in this chamber is notable. There is a short and low phreatic continuation and in this section of the cave there is an eroded horizontal flowstone that has the shape of a map of Thailand in it. Tham Pha Luang was found by villagers around 1995. There are many other caves nearby, but they are not as long as Tham Pha Luang.
Topographie
Surveyed by Alexander Thoma
Documents
Bibliography 20/05/2019History
2013-04-04 A. Thoma - surveyed cave 2019-03-20 M. Ellis, P. Collett, S. Prommawiang
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Tham Manao [PS0106] | ||
| 2.7 | Tham Nam [0075] | 377 | 5 |
| 3.2 | Tham Din [PS0108] | ||
| 3.3 | Cave PS0109 | ||
| 3.3 | Tham Nam [PS0075] | 377 | 5 |
| 3.4 | Tham Mair La-ong Nam Thip [PS0099] | 53 | 4 |
| 3.4 | Tham Naresuan - PS0021 | 364 | 10 |
| 3.5 | Tham Lom [PS0117] | ||
| 3.7 | Tham Khun Suk [PS0107] |