BUKPUI, Thanlon

(Thanlon - IN)
24.200000,93.250000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 24/03/2016

The suspicious place name »Bukpui« (large nest, if not bat cave) is shown near N24°12': E093°15' (unspecified map datum probably Everest 1830) on the map »Mizoram leh a Chhehvêl« (produced by RALTE, C Vawra, circa 1997 s.a.) and as »Bukpi« on AMS sheet NG46-15 Imphal (U502 series, 1960 edition). ETYMOLOGY: The Mizo "bak" signifies rather a »bat« (note 1), Chiroptera, than a »bat« (note 2), "puk" is the word for »cave« and "pui" means »big, large« (LORRAIN, J H 1940). SITUATION: About 10 km in a direct line approximately south-east of Thanlon (N24°17': E093°17' nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003).

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 24/03/2016

NOTE 1: "bat" (English; noun), a mainly nocturnal mammal capable of sustained flight, with membranous wings that extend between the fingers and connecting the forelimbs to the body and the hindlimbs to the tail. NOTE 2: "bat" (English; noun), an implement with a handle and a solid surface, usually of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball, cricket, and table tennis.

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Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
27.7THINKRA (Cave below)
29.3TONGLON CAVE
41.9CACHAR CAVE (Smaller)
41.9YONI DVARA, Bhuban Pahar
44.2SONGBU
48.0LONGKAIPHUM, Longkaiphun (Cave near)
49.0HAOBICHING (Cave on the)
51.6THANGJING HILL (Caves on)
60.6KANG MANG CHIN (Cave on)