Tham Hua Kalok Nua [KR0097]

Longueur 200m Profondeur 0m
Grottocenter / carte

Location

This cave is 100 m further up the creek from Tham Phi Hua To. The cave is access from the edge of the creek by a very rickety boardwalk. Martin Ellis - 17/10/2019

Description

Martin Ellis - 17/10/2019

The cave was found by Boonmark, a local villager, in 1990. It consists of a long wide tunnel with many side caverns and several entrances. It is also well decorated. Broken pottery with cord marks and a midden litter have been found in one of the high entrances.

Documents

Bibliography 17/10/2019
  • +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +HALLIDAY, WILLIAM R. (2002) "Caves in Krabi" pers. com. to Dean Smart +Liamthong, Sumalee (2014) "Antimicrobial activities of fungi isolated from cave soils in southern region of Thailand" Thesis, Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University, 201pp +MCKERRON, MORAG (1990) "The Magic of Krabi" Asia Books, Bangkok 126pp +Morton, Ken (2015) "Thailand 2015" Orpheus Caving Club Newsletter Vol. 50 Ns. 1-12 January-December 2015 p2,6

Histoire

The cave was discovered in 1990. Martin Ellis - 17/10/2019

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
0.1Tham Phi Hua To - KR00191050
0.3Tham Lot Tai - KR00181260
0.3Tham Lagoon - KR0213200
1.4Tham Rot Tai - KR0060
1.6Song Phi Nong (Tham) [KR0221]
1.9Cave KR0302300
1.9Tham Sua Nok - KR0180300
1.9Tham Thep Nimit - KR017922515
2.1Tham Orahan - KR01151000