Canyon 1, Salang (Grotte du)

(ولسوالی سالنگ - AF)
35.250000,69.166700

Location

Five walking minutes from kilometre stone 101.1 on the road from Kabul to Mazar-i Sharif, and 6 meters above the floor of a canyon which enters Salang River from the left. BTH - 14/07/2024

Description

Various descriptions
Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A cave in two parts. The first, with a daylight window, ascends to end in a 1.5 m high aven 6 vertical metres above the threshhold. The second gallery ends in boulders clogging a collapse (SPELEOLOGIE AFGHANE 1975: 14, cave plan on page 13). CAVE LIFE: Said to be used by wild animals (SPELEOLOGIE AFGHANE 1975: 14).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

Spéléologie Afghane 1975.

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1975 August: Claude Chabert mapped (SPELEOLOGIE AFGHANE 1975: 14). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)	Name	Length (m)	Depth (m)
0.0	P. K. 103.2, Salang (Grotte du)
0.0	P. K. 102.1, Salang (Grotte du) [doublon possible de #62052, à fusionner]
0.0	Canyon 2, Salang (Grotte du)
0.0	Canyon 3, Salang (Grotte du)
0.0	Salang (Grotte-résurgence de la)
0.0	Jon (Ghar i)
0.0	HOTEL, Salang (Grotte de la)
0.6	Ab Bar Amara (Ghar)
0.6	Kaftar Khana