WANGTO / WANGTU (Cave at)

Nichar (Kinnaur district - IN)
31.550000,78.016700
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A large natural cave in granite or, more likely, a rock shelter formed by a lateral whirlpool, above the orographically right (locally northern) bank of the Setlej [Sutlej River] noticed COLEBROOKE (1827: 376 after Alexander Gerard 1821 August) at Wangto [note 1] where there is a bridge of ropes across the river [note 2]: Messrs Gerard [Alexander and his brother James Gilbert] stopped in a large natural cave till three o'clock, and having seen their baggage across, proceeded … Compare the caves between –>Chegaon and Wangar Gad.A large natural cave in granite or, more likely, a rock shelter formed by a lateral whirlpool, above the orographically right (locally northern) bank of the Setlej [Sutlej River] noticed COLEBROOKE (1827: 376 after Alexander Gerard 1821 August) at Wangto [note 1] where there is a bridge of ropes across the river [note 2]: Messrs Gerard [Alexander and his brother James Gilbert] stopped in a large natural cave till three o'clock, and having seen their baggage across, proceeded … Compare the caves between –>Chegaon and Wangar Gad.

Documents

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1821 August: Alexander Gerard (edited by COLEBROOKE 1827: 375) and his bother James Gilbert Gerard, seeing their baggage hauled across the Sutlej, stayed till three o'clock p.m. in a large cave at 'Wangto' (Wangtu). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
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5.1CHEGAON ARCH
22.8NURU CAVES
28.0RUPIN WODAR
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46.7LALANTI CAVES
47.7TIDUNG (Caves on the)
52.9TOMBA WODAR
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