Tham Nam Eng (fossile cave)

(ເມືອງວຽງພູຄາ - LA)
20.723749,101.155170
Depth 85m
Approach ☆☆☆☆☆ Aestheticism ☆☆☆☆☆ Ease of move ☆☆☆☆☆
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Northern Lao European Cave Project information

Frédéric Urien - 26/07/2024

History: -- 09.-11.02.2005 explored & surveyed to 3.120 m by Northern Lao European Cave Project 2005 [5158], [8525] Bibliography: [5158]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. (eds.) 2005: The unknown North of Laos (Karst and Caves of the Provinces Luang Phrabang and Luang Nam Tha). Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte 16. 105 pp & Annex. [5455]: Lao National Tourism Administration 2005: Tham Kao Rao (Nam Eng Cave). URL: www.ecotourismlaos.com/activities/act_caves_thamka… [5494]: Zillig, W. 2005: Laos 2005. URL: www.student.kuleuven.ac.be/~s0167070/expeditions/l… [5495]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. 2004: Laos. Gli ultimi cinque anni di esplorazioni europee nel generoso mondo ipogeo laotioano. Speleologia 25 (51): 76. [5958]: Laumanns, M. 2007: Ergebnisse des "Northern Lao - European Cave Project" 2006 - 2007. Mitteilungen des Verbandes deutscher Höhlen- und Karstforscher 53 (3): 64-68. [6415]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. (eds.) 2008: The Unknown North of Laos. Part 2 - 2006-2008: Karst and Caves of the Provinces Luang Phrabang, Luang Nam Tha, Xieng Khouang, Houaphan and Vientiane. - Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte 32. 143 pp. [7987]: Bayer, S. & Jäger, P. 2010: Expected species richness in the genus Psechrus in Laos (Araneae: Psechridae). - Revue Suisse de Zoologie 117 (1): 57-75. [8525]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. (eds.) 2010: The Unknown North of Laos (Part 3 - 2009-2010: Karst and Caves of the Provinces Houaphan and Oudomxay). - Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte 38. 94 pp + Annex. [9296]: Schipani, S. 2008: IMPACT: The Effects of Tourism on Culture and the Environment in Asia and the Pacific: Alleviating Poverty and Protecting Cultural and Natural Heritage through Community-Based Ecotourism in Luang Namtha, Lao PDR. - UNESCO Bangkok. 131 pp. [9410]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. (eds.) 2011: The unknown North of Laos (Part 4 - 2011: Karst and caves of the Provinces Oudomxay and Sayabouli). - Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte 44. 50 pp + Appendix. [9813]: Bayer, S. 2012: The lace-sheet-weavers - a long story (Araneae: Psechridae: Psechrus). - Zootaxa 3379: 1-170. [9583]: Jäger, P. 2012: Revision of the genus Sinopoda Jäger, 1999 in Laos with discovery of the first eyeless huntsman spider species (Sparassidae: Heteropodinae). - Zootaxa 3415: 37-57. -- Zhao, H.; Li, S.; Zhang, A. 2020: Taxonomic revision of Telemidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from East and Southeast Asia. ZooKeys 933: 15-93

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0Tham Nam Eng (resurgence cave)85
0.2Tham Nam Eng (shaman water cave)0
0.6Tham Pui0
0.6Um Chuck Njet0
2.5Tham Branoi0
2.9Klang Prang (Tham)1950
2.9Nanpha Gu3220
2.9Tham Klang Hm Prang0
3.4Kout Nam Rou0