WAH SHIBONG (Krem)
25.250000,91.125000
Description
An unspecified cave is reputed to be sometimes closed by a rock-slab sliding-door some 200 m from the cave entrance. ETYMOLOGY: »Shibong« is not identified unless it corresponds to "shipong" the »length --from one joint to another« (SINGH, N 1906: 195). SITUATION 1997: Kharpran Daly (1997 Mss, item no. 8) was told Krem Wah Shibong lies on the Wah Shibong, a stream somewhere in the vicinity of »Nongkyllam« (note 1). SITUATION 2002: Brooks (2002.05.25 Mss) according to hearsay information gained on »14/2/1« (14th February 2001) from so-called »locals« (resident people without identified names) either at the villages of »Nongallon« (note 2), 9 km east of Kulang (note 3) or at Nongjri (8 km east of Kulang) on ), »the caves Rangbyriong, Rongdangniong and Wah Shibong are located near Chebak« (Chibak). CAVE POTENTIAL: Till today it remains fully inexplicable why »one of these caves is likely to be Krem Rongbaljong and the others may be other entrances to it« (Brooks 2002.05.25 Mss).
NOTE 1: »Nongkyllam« (Kharpran Daly 1997 Mss item 8) is the village of Nongkhyllam (N25°14'40”: E091°08'30” WGS84). NOTE 2: »Nongallon« (Brooks 2002.05.25 Mss) is the village of Nongkhyllam (N25°14'40”: E091°08'30” WGS84). NOTE 3: »Kulang« (Brooks 2002.05.25 Mss) is the village (in Garo: nong) indicated on the Survey of India sheet as the village (in Garo: nong) of »Kulang 1840« (78-O/04, One-Ich series, 1912 edition) and as »Kulang 1840« (78-O/04, One-Ich series, 1912 edition) near (circa ±500 m) N25°14'50”: E091°04'05”: 560.8 m asl (WGS84 modified from N25°14'50”: E091°04'15” Everest 1830). It is also spelled »Nongkulang« (GODWIN AUSTEN 1869) or »Nonkalong« (MEDLICOTT 1869a: 9 = 159) and »Nongkyllam« (Kharpran Daly 1997 Mss item no. 3).
History
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1997.02.16-17: Brian D. Kharpran Daly (1997 Mss item no. 8) recorded the cave name »Krem Wah Shibong.« 1998.02.16-17: KHARPRAN DALY (2006 s.a.: 19): »Nongkulang … During a recce on the 16th and 17th February 1998, members of the Meghalaya Adventurers' Association recorded the name of … Krem Wah Shibong.«
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Ere Mawhar (Krem) | ||
| 0.0 | IAWRIMAI (Krem) | ||
| 0.0 | LANGIUMAW (Kharpran Daly 1997) (Krem) | ||
| 0.0 | MAWKSIAR, Wah Kynshi (Krem) | ||
| 0.0 | MUKAM, Mawpyllun (Krem) | ||
| 0.0 | RANGBYRIONG (Krem) | ||
| 0.8 | NONGUMBAR DEPRESSION | ||
| 2.4 | LANG JINGKEIÑ 1 (Krem) | ||
| 2.5 | LANG JINGKEIÑ 2 (Krem) |