Smokey Hole Cave Explained

Smokey Hole Cave
Map:	Jamaica
Location:	Manchester, Jamaica
Coords:	17.9007°N -77.5073°W
Depth:	195m (640feet)
Length:	250m (820feet)

At nearly 200 metres, Smokey Hole Cave in Manchester, Jamaica is the deepest known cave in the island.^[1]

Natural history

The cave contains a large bat roost and numerous Jamaican cave crickets (Uvaroviella cavicola).^[2] Also present are the invasive Periplaneta americana (cockroach) in small numbers, Gaucelmus cavernicola (spider), and Neoditomyia farri (fly).

See also

• List of caves in Jamaica
• Jamaican Caves Organisation
• Manchester Parish, Jamaica

External links

• Map.
• Aerial view.
• Photos.
• Smokey Hole Cave - Field Notes.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Why Jamaica?. van Rentergem. Guy. Guy van Rentergem. 2009-09-16. 2016-06-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602114758/http://users.skynet.be/sky33676/why.html. dead.
2. Web site: Smoky Hole Cave - Field Notes. Stewart. R S. 2006-03-25. Jamaican Caves Organisation. 2009-09-15.