Long Kout (Tham)
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Location
The cave is reached by a 45 minute drive to Ban Houaynok passing by Luang Prabang air port. The trail to Ban Long Kout starts beyond Houaynok at a quarry. The cave is close to the village and takes about 45 minutes by foot to reach [5158] Map sheet: E48-001 Methode: GPS
Description
DREYBRODT JOERG informations
History: Explo history: --26.12.2003 explored and surveyed to 90 m by German Lao Speleological Project 2003/2004 [5158] Cave description: Citation: Analysis: [5158]: Only a small entrance of less than 1 m height and 2-3 m width leads into a large main chamber of 60 m by 40 m. A nice column 10 m high dominates the chamber. On the upper end are two smaller chambers. There are remarkable stalactites at the entrance with big live roots growing through their middles >> survey >> shown on map [11295]: Nesticella beccus new species [...] 1 female, Tham Long Kout, 19°51 ' 50.5"N, 102°16 ' 50.8"E, H. Steiner leg. 26.12.2003 (SMF). Equipment: Remarks: References: [4846]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. 2003: Der unbekannte Norden von Laos - Ergebnisse eines Erkundungsprojekts. Mitt. Verb. Dt. Höhlen- und Karstforsch. 49 (2): 38-41. [4847]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. 2003: Northern Laos Christmas 2002. Expedition to Muang Ngoy & Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. Unpublished Report, 20pp. [5158]: Dreybrodt, J. & Laumanns, M. (eds.) 2005: The unknown North of Laos (Karst and Caves of the Provinces Luang Phrabang and Luang Nam Tha). Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte 16. 105 pp & Annex. [5493]: Zillig, W. 2005: Laos 2003-04. URL: www.student.kuleuven.ac.be/~s0167070/expeditions/l… [11295]: Grall, E.; Jäger, P. 2016: Four new species of the spider genus Nesticella Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980 from Laos, Thailand and Myanmar and the first description of the male of Nesticella yui Wunderlich & Song, 1995 with a proposed new diagnostic character for the family Nesticidae Simon, 1894 (Arachnida, Araneae) - Zootaxa 4085 (2): 248 - 264.
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | Nguen (Tham) | 0 | |
| 8.1 | Makham (Tham) | 0 | |
| 8.8 | Bouk Xang (Tham) | 0 | |
| 12.0 | Tham Pha Man | -37 | |
| 13.7 | Wangngu Leum (Tham) | 0 | |
| 15.0 | Thiep (Tham) | 0 | |
| 15.3 | Khou Ha Sackalin (Tham) | 0 | |
| 15.4 | Phousi (Tham) | 0 | |
| 18.1 | Hua Phu (Tham) | 0 |