Smokey Hole Cave

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

Natural history

The cave contains a large bat roost and numerous Jamaican cave crickets (Uvaroviella cavicola). 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

References

External links

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