Belmont Cave
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| Belmont and Drip Cave | |
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| Location | Trelawny Parish, Jamaica |
| Coordinates | 18°21′53″N 77°27′16″W / 18.3647897°N 77.4544716°WCoordinates: 18°21′53″N 77°27′16″W / 18.3647897°N 77.4544716°W[1] |
| Depth | 75 metres (246 ft)[2] |
| Length | 305 metres (1,001 ft)[2] |
| Entrances | 2 |
Belmont Cave is a white limestone dry cave in the Cockpit Country of Jamaica. It is also known as Drip Cave, being a single cave with two close entrances.
Natural history
Like many caves in Jamaica, Belmont is a major bat roost. The bat guano in turn supports a large invertebrate population of troglobite cockroaches (Nelipophygus), cave crickets, flies and cave spiders, as well as being home to the frog Eleutherodactylus cundalli.[2]
See also
- List of caves#Jamaica
- Jamaican Caves Organisation
References
- ↑ Fincham, Alan G (1997). Jamaica Underground (2nd ed. ed.). ISBN 976-640-036-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Stewart, R S (2006-06-02). "Belmont and Drip Cave". Jamaican Caves Organisation. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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