Upper Codzo River Cave

(Cheringoma - MZ)
-18.563889,34.866667
Length 40m
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Michael Laumanns - 27/11/2015

Codzo village, Codzo zone, Cheringoma district, Sofala province, 34°52'00'’E: 18°33'50"N (GPS WGS84), ca. 220 m asl. Surveyed on 23 Aug. 1998 by Herbert Daniel Gebauer, Artur Fernandes and Michael Laumanns (BCRA-Grade 2b). Length: 40 m. About 150 m upstream from the southern entrance of Codzo River Cave another cave can be found in the Codzo canyon. Jammed trees allow to climb down into the approximately 20 m deep gorge to reach the entrance of Upper Codzo River Cave. The cave show the same tectonic structure than it’s big brother" (SW-NE/SE-NW) and is filled with deep stagnant water.

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0Ninga Cupicua4
0.0Mazamba Valley Caves
0.1Codzo River Cave [Grotte de la Rivière Codzo]94233
0.3Ninga Niamabawa13010
1.5Eastern Codzo Cave15622
2.0Smaller Eastern Codzo Cave4010
2.1Western Codzo Cave61233
6.1Ninga Miriango61010
7.6Ninga Manguenje18810