UM MYRTHEN (Krem)

(Saipung - IN)
25.375000,92.541700
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 a till today unidentified cave (Jarratt, Anthony 'Tony' R. 2003.03.27 personal communication with Raplang Shangpliang). ETYMOLOGY: On the one-hand side, the meaning and origin of the recorded cave name Krem Um Myrthen (note 1) was not understood but on the other hand it is difficult, if not impossible, to reconstruct why Anthony 'Tony' R Jarratt (2003.03.27 personal communication) interpreted it as Two Lakes Cave (note 2). SITUATION: At an unidentified location an in an unspecified setting somewhere in the vicinity Shnongrim village on the Shnongrim ridge ().An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to a till today unidentified cave (Jarratt, Anthony 'Tony' R. 2003.03.27 personal communication with Raplang Shangpliang). ETYMOLOGY: On the one-hand side, the meaning and origin of the recorded cave name Krem Um Myrthen (note 1) was not understood but on the other hand it is difficult, if not impossible, to reconstruct why Anthony 'Tony' R Jarratt (2003.03.27 personal communication) interpreted it as Two Lakes Cave (note 2). SITUATION: At an unidentified location an in an unspecified setting somewhere in the vicinity Shnongrim village on the Shnongrim ridge ().

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2003 February: Raplang Shangpliang told the cave name Krem Um Myrthen to Anthony 'Tony' R Jarratt. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.2WOOD CUTTERS POT (aa -)
0.3GRASS SKI-ING POT (aa -)
0.3LIAT PRAH (Krem)
0.3AA Cave (Boycott 2008) B
0.3AA CAVE B15: rattle spider
0.4AA Cave (Boycott 2008) A
0.4AA CAVE B15: three cows
0.4AA CAVE B12 (McNally 2008)
0.4UM KHIAN 2 (Tyngkhap Maw)