Tombo Apale Cave 4

Michael Laumanns - 26/11/2015

Dimba village, Chidanga zone, Cheringoma district, Sofala province. 34°57'59"E. 18°22'40' N (GPS WGS84), ca. 270 m asl. Surveyed on 27 Aug. 1998 by Herbert Daniel Gebauer, Adriano Germano, Michael Laumanns and Rosario Ruggieri (BCRAGrade 4b). Length: 47 m. Vertical range: -4 m. Two small sinkhole dolines are interconnected by a small rift controlled cave passage (4 x 1 x 1 m). The passage shows solution features and has several solution cupolas (,,avens”). Although small, the cave houses bats and it’s floor is covered with dry bat guano.