Lacarvi Shaft 2
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Description
A vertical cave entrance (about 1 m wide and an estimated 5 m long) with unspecified characteristics appears to give access to what was identified as [a] shaft (anonymous Brooks, S J 2010.02.14 Mss: Krem Lacarvi 2). SITUATION: The cave entrance to the shaft of the second (2nd) so-called Lacarvi (sic!) was said to lie at an estimated distance of 250 m downhill to the west of Krem Lacarvi 1 in the jungle (note 1) and offset parallel to a limestone wall without identified orientation (anonymous Brooks, S J 2010.02.14 Mss: Krem Lacarvi 2). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2010: Shaft (anonymous Brooks, S J 2010.02.14 Mss: Krem Lacarvi 2). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2012: Shaft blocked passage (Arbenz, T 2012.07.20 undated Meghalaya cave record ”Krem Lacarvi 2” in: XSObjectsPala.doc; ARBENZ, T 2012: 237).A vertical cave entrance (about 1 m wide and an estimated 5 m long) with unspecified characteristics appears to give access to what was identified as [a] shaft (anonymous Brooks, S J 2010.02.14 Mss: Krem Lacarvi 2). SITUATION: The cave entrance to the shaft of the second (2nd) so-called Lacarvi (sic!) was said to lie at an estimated distance of 250 m downhill to the west of Krem Lacarvi 1 in the jungle (note 1) and offset parallel to a limestone wall without identified orientation (anonymous Brooks, S J 2010.02.14 Mss: Krem Lacarvi 2). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2010: Shaft (anonymous Brooks, S J 2010.02.14 Mss: Krem Lacarvi 2). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2012: Shaft blocked passage (Arbenz, T 2012.07.20 undated Meghalaya cave record ”Krem Lacarvi 2” in: XSObjectsPala.doc; ARBENZ, T 2012: 237).
History
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2010.02.14: Unknown. On the one-hand side, the GPS position recorded for Krem Lacarvi 2 is said to have been read and recorded on 14/2/2010 by EF (anonymous Brooks, S J 2010.02.14 Mss: Krem Lacarvi 1). On the other hand, EF (Erfan Fekri) is said (Brooks et al 2010.03.29 Mss: Survey summary.xls) to have joined on 14th February 2010 forces with MT (Mark E. Tringham) and Prakash (Prakash C. Bishnoi) to measure 206.45 m of distances in the so-called Krem Khle Mynsgad (i.e. Krem –>Khlieh Mynsngad). On the third hand, Lacarvi is mentioned in the relevant diary (Anonymous et al. (2010.03.29 Mss: Diary.doc). It is when we come to Arbenz, T (2012.07.20 undated Meghalaya cave record ”Krem Lacarvi 2” in: XSObjectsPala.doc) that we are told descended by A. Chapman. (repeated by ARBENZ, T 2012: 237).
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Lacarvi Shaft 1 | ||
| 0.3 | AA CAVE (Cooke 2012), 1st | ||
| 0.3 | MOPYNIEN (Krem) | ||
| 0.3 | AA CAVE (Cooke 2012), 2nd | ||
| 0.3 | AA CAVE (Cooke 2012), 4th | ||
| 0.4 | UM MOONINGE 3 (Krem) | ||
| 0.4 | UM MOONINGE 2 (Krem) | ||
| 0.4 | AA CAVE (Cooke 2012), 3rd | ||
| 0.5 | LAMYLIANG 4 (Krem) |