Anjohibe (Grotte)
Anjohibe n°1 (Grotte d') [Anjohibe cave]
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Location
Au bout de la piste à la descente du 4x4Expédition Anjohibe 2017 – Madagascar : clan.des.tritons.free.fr/blog/?p=1837.
(Narinda, Andranoboka, Mahajanga) Co-ordinates: S 15°33', E 046°52'. Alt. 100 m.
Description
Description sommaire
Developed in the dolomitised Tertiary limestones of the Narinda Kuppenkarst. The northern part of the cave is a large horizontal labyrinthine fossil system with several entrances and daylight holes. This part has rich calcite decorations. In a side chamber fossil bones (probably from a hippopotamus), covered by flowstone, were found. The southern part of the cave contains a subterranean river. In the 1940’s Anjohibe was developed as a tourist cave with electric lighting. Bird sub-fossils from the cave were reported by Goodman & Ravoavy (1993). Speleothern dating has been conducted on stalagmites from the cave (Brook et al. 1999). Plan taken from Laumanns et al. (1991)Laumanns et al. (1991).
Documents
Photos 03/02/2018Topo A0 03/02/2018
Topo A4 03/02/2018
Synthèse zone 03/02/2018
Bibliography 08/02/2018
- * Expédition Anjohibe 2017 – Madagascar : clan.des.tritons.free.fr/blog/?p=1837 * Principale référence Jacques de Saint Ours en 1952 (Voir topographies)
History
Formerly called ”Anjohiandranoboka”. Explored in 1951 by desaint-Ours, Paulian and Ramahalimby (Ann. Spél., 3-4, 1959; plan).
Other entrances in this network
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Anjohibe Entrée C (Grotte d') | 4863 | 49 |
| 0.2 | Anjohibe Entrée G (Grotte d') | 4863 | 49 |
| 0.4 | Anjohibe Entrée I (Grotte d') | 4863 | 49 |
| 0.4 | Anjohibe Entrée Q (Grotte d') | 4863 | 49 |
| 0.6 | Anjohibe Entrée V1 (Grotte d') | 4863 | 49 |
| 0.7 | Anjohibe Entrée S (Grotte d') | 4863 | 49 |
| 0.7 | Anjohibe Entrée Y (Grotte d') | 4863 | 49 |
| 1.0 | Anjohikely | 2104 | |
| 1.5 | Anjohibe n°4 Entrée 17_14 (Grotte d') | 139 | 5 |