NONGKULANG SINK 1 (aa -)
25.247200,91.068100
Description
A »ravine« (GODWIN AUSTEN 1869b: 15), most likely complete with a river (no name mentioned), is said to »enter« into a »great hollow … of great depth« which appears to represent a river sink. SITUATION: In one way or another »close by« the trigonometrical station »New Nongkulang« (note 1) and in an area where »the light-coloured limestone was seen to pass horizontally into the hill. Great hollows occurred in the surface, where the limestone had evidently fallen in, and the ravine … entered into one that was of great depth« (GODWIN AUSTEN 1869b: 15). »Nongkulang« (GODWIN AUSTEN 1869) or »Nonkalong« (MEDLICOTT 1869a: 9 = 159) and »Nongkyllam« (Kharpran Daly 1997 Mss item no. 3) seems to be the village (in Garo: nong) indicated as »Kulang 1840« near (±500 m) N25°14'50”: E091°04'05”: 560.8 m asl (WGS84 modified from N25°14'50”: E091°04'15” Everest 1830) on the Survey of India One-Inch series sheet 78-O/04 (edition 1912) and as »Kelang« on the Survey of India Half-Inch series sheet 78-O/SW (edition 1917).
NOTE 1: Compared with the Survey of India Half-Inch series sheet 78-O/SW (edition 1917), the coordinates shown on the map accompanying GODWIN AUSTEN (1869b) are offset by about 2'30" (about 4 km) east and 20 seconds (0.6 km) south.N25°14'50": E091°04'20" = Kulang (78-O, ca. 1930). N25°14'50": E091°04'20": 450 m asl = Kelang [78-O/SW, 1917). N25°15'10": E091°06'50" = New Nongkulang (GODWIN AUSTEN 1869b). N25°14'50": E091°04'20" = New Nongkulang (modified from GODWIN AUSTEN 1869b). N25°17'15": E091°05'15" = Old Nongkulang (GODWIN AUSTEN 1869b). N25°16'50": E091°02'45" = Old Nongkulang (modified from GODWIN AUSTEN 1869b). N25°16'30": E091°05'30" = road junction (GODWIN AUSTEN 1869b). N25°16'10": E091°00'00" = road junction (modified from GODWIN AUSTEN 1869b).
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | NONGKULANG SINK 2 (aa -) | ||
| 0.6 | MAWKHAP 1, upstream (Krem) | ||
| 0.7 | UMBLEKA (Krem) | ||
| 0.8 | MAWKHAP 2, downstream (Krem) | ||
| 1.0 | RONGDANGNIANG (Krem) | ||
| 1.1 | TB CHIRING | ||
| 1.6 | UMSYNNAH (Krem) | ||
| 2.4 | MEOO RONGKOL | ||
| 2.7 | WAIKUTARAN DEPRESSION |