Chinhoyi Caves
-17.356111,30.133611
Location
(Chinhoyi) Co-ordinates: E 030°05°, S 17°22°. Chirorodziva, today just called Chinhoyi Cave, is a famous tourist show cave located 100 km NW of Harare, near Chinhoyi. Formed in Lower Proterozoic dołomite.
Description
General description
Formed in Lower Proterozoic dołomite. Divers from the South African Normalair Underwater Chub reached -103 m in 1969 and sounded the lake to -172 m (according to Martini; Bull. South Afr. Speleol. Assoc., 1982, p.45). Reportedly US Navy divers reached a depth of -135 m in 1992 (Truluck 1993). The cave has several large daylight windows and some fossil passages with stalagmite formations. The first survey was made in 1920 ; Chinhoyi Cave was re-surveyed during the SASA expedition in 1994 (Truluck 1994d, 2005) adding the depth above water to the depth of the lake. The cave is a National Park. Description according to Courbon et al. (1989) and Truluck (2005). Profile, length and depth according to Truluck (1994b, 2005).
Documents
Bibliography 21/06/2010- Informations sur Wikipédia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinhoyi_Caves,_Zimbabwe
History
Divers from the South African Normalair Underwater Chub reached -103 m in 1969 and sounded the lake to -172 m (according to Martini; Bull. South Afr. Speleol. Assoc., 1982, p.45). Reportedly US Navy divers reached a depth of -135 m in 1992 (Truluck 1993). The first survey was made in 1920 ; Chinhoyi Cave was re-surveyed during the SASA expedition in 1994 (Truluck 1994d, 2005) adding the depth above water to the depth of the lake.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1362.8 | Maji-Maji Cave | 259 | |
| 1363.9 | Likolongomba | 93 | |
| 1364.1 | Ngunde Cave | 681 | |
| 1364.2 | Mampombo | 1250 | |
| 1364.2 | Nakilango Cave | 268 | |
| 1364.2 | Upper Chingya | 100 | |
| 1364.2 | Lower Chingya | 50 | |
| 1364.4 | Nawanja Cave | 13 | |
| 1364.8 | Namaingo Wet | 2390 |