UMKHIANG (Cave at)

(Khliehriat - IN)
25.108300,92.363900
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to an unidentified cave (Kharpran Daly, B D 2006.03.10 personal correspondence). ETYMOLOGY: No specific cave name has been identified for the cave called after its location near the village or on the -um- or stream (of water) called Umkhiang (note 1). SITUATION: Close to the National Highway NH44 and somewhere in the vicinity of Umkhiang (25°06'30”N: 92°21'50”E), a village on the orographically left (locally south) bank of the river Lubha, and from Sonapur (25°06'45”N: 92°22'00”E) opposite across the bridge (25°06'35”N: 92°21'50”E).An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to an unidentified cave (Kharpran Daly, B D 2006.03.10 personal correspondence). ETYMOLOGY: No specific cave name has been identified for the cave called after its location near the village or on the -um- or stream (of water) called Umkhiang (note 1). SITUATION: Close to the National Highway NH44 and somewhere in the vicinity of Umkhiang (25°06'30”N: 92°21'50”E), a village on the orographically left (locally south) bank of the river Lubha, and from Sonapur (25°06'45”N: 92°22'00”E) opposite across the bridge (25°06'35”N: 92°21'50”E).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2006.03.10: Brian D. Kharpran Daly had heard of a cave somewhere near Umkhiang (Kharpran Daly, B D 2006.03.10 personal correspondence). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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5.6WAHBAH SANG (Krem)
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6.1UMRYMPHEW (Krem)
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