Tham Muay
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Location
[6415]: Luang Phrabang province, Phou Khoun district, Ban Phou Khoun, N 19o27’04.9’’; E 102o26’04.0’’; alt. 1,161 m. Length: 138 m. Driving on road No 7 from Phou Khoun towards Luang Phrabang, the track leading to the cave is reached in 5 minutes. From there it’s a 35 min walk over unpaved path, then across an agricultural field, over a river, through light bushes to one of the karst towers. There you find the cave entrance at the foot of the cliff. The entrance is 9 m wide Map sheet: E48-013 Methode: GPS
Description
DREYBRODT JOERG informations
History: Explo history: -- 04.01.2007 surveyed by the Northern Lao-European Cave Project to 138m [6415] Cave description: Citation: Analysis: [6415]: The entrance is 9 m wide and 5 m high. Shortly after the entrance there is some breccia on the left side. Halfway along the cave trends upwards where there are sticks used for bat hunting. Ten meters further the caves goes down to the left and water sinks here. We found some bones of an animal, the skull was missing. Then the floor rises to the other entrance which is a small squeeze leading out. This entrance is in a small depression in the slope of the mountain. Some cracks from recent tectonic movements were noted in the cave walls and there are some stals. >> survey [9597]: fauna records: LAOS: Luang Prabang Prov.:[...] Phou Khoun Distr., Tham Muay (19°27.1’N, 102°26.1’E), 4.i.2007 (H. Steiner), 1♂2♀ in SMF. [10090]: fauna records Equipment: Remarks: References: [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. [9597]: Huber, B.A. 2011: Revision and cladistic analysis of Pholcus and closely related taxa (Araneae, Pholcidae). - Bonner Zoologische Monographien 58: 1-509. [10090]: Steiner, H. 2013: Biospeleological Research in the Lao P.D.R: - Pp. 413-419 in: Filippi M., Bosák P. (Eds), 2013. Proceedings of the 16th International Congress of Speleology, July 21- 28, Brno. Volume 1, p. 453. Czech Speleological Society. Praha.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Tham Nam Lot Resurgence | 0 | |
| 0.2 | Tham Seua second upper entrance | 0 | |
| 0.3 | Tham Seua upper entrance | 0 | |
| 0.5 | Tham Nam Lot | 0 | |
| 0.6 | Tham Seua / Tham Nam Lot | 0 | |
| 5.9 | Tham Dout | 0 | |
| 5.9 | Tham Deu | 0 | |
| 22.6 | Kochua Dengakho (Tham) | 1355 | -95 |
| 28.6 | Kengkong (Tham) | 0 |