MAHAKANDE CAVE

(LK)
6.766700,81.050000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An allegedly less important cave or rock shelter, which STRINATI & AELLEN (1981: 459) count among rift caves and half dark overhangs or rock shelters (note 1). ETYMOLOGY: The Sinhala -maha- means large, big tall, important and -kanda- is a hill. SITUATION (STRINATI & AELLEN 1981: 459): Unidentified (note 2). CAVE DESCRIPTION: None (STRINATI & AELLEN 1981: 459).An allegedly less important cave or rock shelter, which STRINATI & AELLEN (1981: 459) count among rift caves and half dark overhangs or rock shelters (note 1). ETYMOLOGY: The Sinhala -maha- means large, big tall, important and -kanda- is a hill. SITUATION (STRINATI & AELLEN 1981: 459): Unidentified (note 2). CAVE DESCRIPTION: None (STRINATI & AELLEN 1981: 459).

Documents

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1970 January: Pierre STRINATI and Villy AELLEN (1981: 459) visited Mahakande Cave and collected unspecified bats. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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