NITI CAVE (Moorcroft 1815)

(Joshimath Tehsil - IN)
30.750000,79.800000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

William MOORCROFT (1815 edited 1984: 18) once took breakfast and, for that matter, in a cave, at the foot of which runs a clear rill down a deep and broad rivulet … SITUATION: At an approximate distance of 6 km downstream from Niti (N30°47': E079°49' WGS84) where limestone (not crystalline) and argillaceous schist, chiefly the latter, are the rocks (BATTEN 1838: 313).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018
  • Batten, J H 1838; Moorcroft, William 1815 edited 1984.

History

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
3.0NITI CAVE (SHARMA 1994)
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16.0TIPRA GLACIER CAVE
17.4TAMAK or SBAYA 2 (Cave near)
18.8TAMAK or SBAYA 1 (Cave near)
19.1GILDUNG SNOW CAVE
19.5BHAMANI DHAUR
24.6GUNES GLACIER CAVE