Halele (Holqa)
(East Harerghe - ET)
9.130880,41.352820
9.130880,41.352820
Length 60m Depth 0m
Description
A narrow entrance passage leads to a 30m long well decorated chamber, 8m high and 9m wide. Connections to right and left both lead to a second chamber 4m above. This chamber (6m long, 7m wide and 4.5m high) contains stalactites, cauliflower formations and gour pools and connects via a 4m passage to the final chamber (16m long, 5.5m wide) which is very well decorated with gour pools and flowstone to the left and large formations to the right. It contains a large colony of bats and very deep guano. Oxygen was 19% and Carbon dioxide 1.3 %. Entry to this chamber is not advised.
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
---|---|---|---|
2.4 | Gola (Holqa) | 20 | -2 |
9.0 | Wachu II (Enkuftu) | 168 | -58 |
9.0 | Wachu I (Enkuftu) | 180 | -141 |
10.1 | Beke (Holqa) | 30 | 0 |
13.7 | Holqa Chafe | 414 | 10 |
13.9 | Resurgence (Rising) | 2 | 0 |
14.5 | Suker 2 (Enkuftu) | 16 | 16 |
14.5 | Suker 3 (Enkuftu) | ||
14.6 | Suker 1 (Enkuftu) | 10 | 10 |