LUMJINGTEP, Umlatdoh, 2nd (Krang)
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Description
An unspecified collapse doline (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified characteristics) turned out to represent a second entrance to the [Krang –>Lumjingtep] cave in a nice breakdown doline (anonymous Elena Buduran, Oana Chachula, Cdr. Vijay Chhikara or Tudor Tamsa in: anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss: Diary Meghalaya 2014 Second Edit: 19th February, Wednesday). ETYMOLOGY: Instructed by a certain Oley or O Ley Shpung from Umlatdoh, it were Elena Buduran, Oana Chachula, Cdr. Vijay Chhikara, and Tudor Tamsa who were unable to identify on 19th February 2014 or, for that matter, at a late date a historical or currently used autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name for this doline and potential coal mine. SITUATION: At an unidentified location (with an unspecified GPS position) and not only in an unidentified spatial relation (less than 200 m in an unspecified direction) to Entrance 1 (Krang –>Lumjingtep, Umlatdoh) but also in an unspecified setting on he Lakadong - Umlatdoh Plateau.
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018History
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2014.02.19: Elena Buduran, Oana Chachula, Cdr. Vijay Chhikara and Tudor Tamsa surveyed the main passage … At about 200 m from the entrance, the passage ended in [sic! qua: the surveyors arrived at] a choke with a strong air current. They decided to dig through the choke and very shortly after, passed and discovered a second entrance to the cave (anonymous Elena Buduran, Oana Chachula, Cdr. Vijay Chhikara or Tudor Tamsa in: anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss: Diary Meghalaya 2014 Second Edit: 19th February, Wednesday).
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
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0.1 | LUMJINGTEP, Umlatdoh (Krang) | ||
0.3 | LAKADONG C (Oldham 1859) | ||
0.4 | UMTNGIER (Krang) | ||
0.4 | LAKADONG 12 (Latouche 1890) (Cave at) | ||
0.4 | LAKADONG E (Oldham 1859) | ||
0.5 | AA CAVE (Audsley 2014) Rynsong 2 | ||
0.5 | LAKADONG [00] (Brown 2002) (Cave at) | ||
0.6 | AA CAVE (Burgers 2014) | ||
0.6 | AA CAVE (Brooke 2014) |