Belmont Cave Explained

Belmont and Drip Cave
Map:Jamaica
Location:Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
Coordinates:18.3648°N -77.4545°W
Coords Ref:[1]
Depth:75m (246feet)[2]
Length:305m (1,001feet)
Entrance Count: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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Fincham, Alan G. Jamaica Underground. 1997. 2nd. 976-640-036-9.
  2. Web site: Belmont and Drip Cave. Stewart. R S. 2006-06-02. Jamaican Caves Organisation. 2009-09-11.