KHUNJERAB PASS (Caves on)

达布达尔乡 (塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县 - CN)
36.866700,75.450000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Numerous and from a meterialistic point of view relatively -small- cave entrances (note 1), which vary from fissure / rift style caves to more arched shaped ones, were seen (BROOKS 1993c: None of these seem to be very large) from the passing bus at several points along the lower, Pakistan side of -Kunjerab Pass- (note 2) on the border between Pakistan (Northern Territories, Gilgit district) and the People's Republic of China (Xizang / Sinkiang Province), lies on the Karakoram Highway connecting Karachi overland to Gibraltar, Stokholm, Singapur and places in between.Numerous and from a meterialistic point of view relatively -small- cave entrances (note 1), which vary from fissure / rift style caves to more arched shaped ones, were seen (BROOKS 1993c: None of these seem to be very large) from the passing bus at several points along the lower, Pakistan side of -Kunjerab Pass- (note 2) on the border between Pakistan (Northern Territories, Gilgit district) and the People's Republic of China (Xizang / Sinkiang Province), lies on the Karakoram Highway connecting Karachi overland to Gibraltar, Stokholm, Singapur and places in between.

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1993 July: Simon J. Brooks, Jennifer 'Jenni' or 'Jenny' A. Brooks, Helen Harper, Rob Harper and Christopher M. Smart spotted what looked like cave entrances from the passing vehicle. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
34.8SPE SYNG (Cave at)
434.4Мечата пещера13413
748.3PANGU KHOLA SHELTER
815.9Qizil Ming Öy
1731.1Tchagyrka (Grotte de)00
1734.6TUN-HUANG CAVES
1772.3Денисова пещера
1772.3Denisova Cave
1844.5Тавдинские пещеры