Belmont Cave

Belmont and Drip Cave
Location	Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
Coordinates	18°21′53″N77°27′16″W / 18.3647897°N 77.4544716°W / 18.3647897; -77.4544716 [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 in Jamaica
• Jamaican Caves Organisation

References

1. Fincham, Alan G (1997). Jamaica Underground (2nd ed.). ISBN   976-640-036-9.
2. Stewart, R S (2006-06-02). "Belmont and Drip Cave". Jamaican Caves Organisation. Retrieved 2009-09-11.

External links

• Map
• Aerial view.
• Photos: Entrance Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
• Belmont Cave - Jamaican Caves Organisation