Bashungwe Cave
(Hurungwe - ZW)
-17.116667,29.116667
-17.116667,29.116667
Length 457m
Location
Location: Hurongwe District. Co-ordinates: E 029°07°, S 17°07’
Description
Other descriptions
Surveyed by the SASA 94 expedition. Several entrances and a large bat colony. Huge sloping chamber (70 m long x 25 m wide x 5 m high). Description, map and length according to Truluck (1994b, 2005).
General description
"Bashungwe Cave was shown to us by a villager. It has a large downward sloping main chamber, 70 m long. There is lots of guano in the cave and of course many bats. Evidence of habitation by civet cats was also noted. Total length was 457 m" Source: * Darklife > Caves and Caving in the Cape > Caves of Chinhoyi: www.darklife.co.za/Caves/5.Other_areas/Zimbabwe/Ch…
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