Tham Hat Nimit - LO0057

โนนปอแดง (TH)
17.056444,101.914478
Longueur 10m Profondeur 0m
Grottocenter / carte

Location

This wat is clearly signed in English off the H201 south of Nong Hin. Follow the road for 6 km to a hamlet where a sign in Thai indicates the turning to the north and take this dirt track for 1 km to the wat. Martin Ellis - 12/03/2020

Description

Martin Ellis - 12/03/2020

In the cliffs behind the various kutis there are a couple of rock shelters. The largest cave found was a small rift passage which lead to a small chamber with a small ongoing drafting rift. This site needs further investigation.

Fauna

Martin Ellis - 12/03/2020

Hipposideros armiger (Hodgson, 1835) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Robinson and Smith 1997)

Documents

Bibliography 12/03/2020
  • +FONTAINE, HENRI; SALYAPONGSE, SIROT; SUTEETHORN, VARAVUDH; TIAN, PANNIPA; VACHARD, DANIEL (2005) "Sedimentary Rocks of the Loei Region, Northeast Thailand: Stratigraphy, Palaeontology, Sedimentology" Bureau of Geological Survey, Department of Mineral Resources, Bangkok. 165pp ***Fontaine, Henri; Suteethorn, Varavudh; Vachard, Daniel (1995) "The Carboniferous of Northeast Thailand: A Review with New Data" Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences Vol. 12 No. 1-2 pp1-17 +ROBINSON, MARK, F.; SMITH, ANGELA L. (1997) "Chiroptera from Loei Province, North-east Thailand" The Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society Vol. 45 No. 1 pp1-16

Histoire

The cave was explored by the SMCC in 2007. 2016-11-20 J. Gosset Martin Ellis - 12/03/2020

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
0.0Tham Hat Nimit 2 [LO0198]1650
1.8Tham Sua Mop - LO01052500
3.3Tham Chedi Wihan - LO0128
3.3Chai See (Tham) [LO0089]
4.3Tham Sai Khiri - LO0106
4.6Caves LO0082 - LO0082
4.8Tham Nam - LO0031
6.6Tham Maholan - LO00063647
6.6Banphot Santitham (Tham) [LO0152]