Fossil Sink Cave - CH0018
(TH)
16.414875,101.527760
16.414875,101.527760
Longueur 180m Profondeur 30m
Location
The entrance to this cave is is above Tham Kram Chang. A scramble up to the right of the sink leads to an entrance which smells strongly of bats. A further 30m above this is the upper entrance to the system.
Description
The middle level is a complex of passages which may link to the lower stream cave via a pitch. This level ends where the way on become too low. The upper cave links to the middle level via a small phreatic passage.
Topographie
CHECKLEY, DAVE; HURD, SHELIA; CHAPMAN, PHIL; JONES, HOWARD; WILLIS, DICK (n.d. [1989])
Documents
Bibliography 18/06/2019- CHECKLEY, DAVE; HURD, SHELIA; CHAPMAN, PHIL; JONES, HOWARD; WILLIS, DICK (n.d. [1989]) "Caves of the Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, North-East Thailand" Unpublished report DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 124pp
Histoire
This cave was first explored by the 1989 British expedition.
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Tham Kram Chang [Elephant Tooth Cave] [CH0017] | 468 | 10 |
| 1.8 | Tham Nok Nang An [Swallow Cave] [CH0019] | 907 | 71 |
| 2.3 | Tham Huai - CH0016 | 60 | 36 |
| 2.5 | Tham Huai Khwai [Huai Khwai Stream Sink] [CH0014] | 400 | |
| 3.1 | Tham Kon Dtai [Dead Man Cave] [CH0020] | 60 | 15 |
| 3.2 | Tham Phu Khieo - CH0021 | 2866 | 130 |
| 5.1 | Tham Huai Nam Lad [Tham Huai Khang Khao] [Small Waterfall Cave] [CH0023] | 674 | 125 |
| 5.2 | Tham Huai Khao - CH0024 | 581 | 20 |
| 5.3 | Tham Huai Chi Laeng [Cave of the Dry Stream] [CH0030] | 1602 | 60 |