Nam Lang (Old Sink) [MH0247]
(TH)
19.527873,98.166003
19.527873,98.166003
Length 150m Depth 0m
Location
Located at the end of a 2km long prominent dry valley running west-north-west from the present course of the Nam Lang, about 5km downstream from Ban Rai.
Description
General description
A 20 meters climb up degraded rockfall leads to the 50 meters wide by 10meters high entrance, opening into a deceptively large single-chamber cave about one-third of which is in the daylight zone, its size obstructed by extensive breakdown and excellent decoration including cave pearls in the entrance chamber. Although this is indisputably an old sink of the Nam Lang, further progress appears to be completely blocked.
Documents
Bibliography 01/07/2020- DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1985) "Further Under The Golden Triangle" Australian Caver No. 108 pp2-5 DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1985) "Karst and Caves of the Nam Lang - Nam Khong Region, North Thailand" Helictite Vol. 23 No. 1 pp3-22 DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.4 | Leopard Cave [MH0018] | 80 | 0 |
| 0.5 | Nam Bor Phi - MH0017 | 106 | 106 |
| 0.5 | Cave MH0231 - MH0231 | ||
| 0.5 | Cave MH0232 - MH0232 | ||
| 0.5 | MH0233 Cave | ||
| 0.6 | Coffin Cave MH116 - MH0116 | ||
| 0.7 | Mae Ga Noi (Tham) [MH0273] | ||
| 0.8 | Sop Ngae (Tham) [MH0303] | ||
| 1.4 | Ban Rai Rockshelter - MH0007 | 80 | 0 |