KUMJUNG (Cave near)
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Description
An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to a somewhat exceedingly small cave of unspecified dimensions which Louise VARNEDOE (1980: 49) and Bill Varnedoe noticed while trekking from Dhaulaghat (30 miles = 50 km east from Kathmandu) across the grain of Mt. Everest in search of caves and limestone. On the long run, Louise VARNEDOE (1980: 49) discovered that the anonymous cave near Kumjung was the only evidence of caves or cave-like formations in this part of Nepal. ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for what has been christened cave near Kumjung (VARNEDOE 1980: 49) after the name of a more or less nearby populated place.SITUATION: In an unspecified spatial relation near Kumjung and thus about 2 km in a direct line approximately north of Namche Bazaar.An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to a somewhat exceedingly small cave of unspecified dimensions which Louise VARNEDOE (1980: 49) and Bill Varnedoe noticed while trekking from Dhaulaghat (30 miles = 50 km east from Kathmandu) across the grain of Mt. Everest in search of caves and limestone. On the long run, Louise VARNEDOE (1980: 49) discovered that the anonymous cave near Kumjung was the only evidence of caves or cave-like formations in this part of Nepal. ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for what has been christened cave near Kumjung (VARNEDOE 1980: 49) after the name of a more or less nearby populated place.SITUATION: In an unspecified spatial relation near Kumjung and thus about 2 km in a direct line approximately north of Namche Bazaar.
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
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11.0 | NGOZUMPA GLACIER CAVE 1 | ||
11.0 | NGOZUMPA GLACIER CAVE 2 | ||
11.0 | NGOZUMPA GLACIER CAVE 3 | ||
11.0 | NGOZUMPA GLACIER CAVE 4 | ||
11.0 | NGOZUMPA GLACIER CAVE 5 | ||
18.1 | KAGBENI (Varnedoe 1980) (Cave at) | ||
18.1 | SHÖN, Kagbeni (Cave at) | ||
23.5 | NUPTSE (Lovelock 1969) (Cave on) | ||
35.5 | RIPHUG, Tsho Karpo |