HONEYCOMB CAVE 4 (aa -)

(Saipung - IN)
25.296500,92.517500
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A cave entrance without identified characteristics, shape or dimensions faces an unidentified direction and gives access to pothole / seasonal stream sink (Simon J. Brooks based on H Rockcliffs notes 2009.06.06 Mss: Krem Honey-Comb 4). SITUATION: Not only somewhere in area with little known cave (Brooks 2009.06.06 Mss: Krem Honey-Comb 4: Prospects) but also in an inexplicable location (note 1), which falls on the Lyngtah quadrangle (N25°17': E092°31' to N25°18': E092°32') and lies at a spot without identified spatial relation to the other known cave entrances in the Um Muju area (note 2). CAVE DESCRIPTION 1 (Brooks, S J et al. 2009 Mss -Diary 2009.doc- Thursday 19th February): One of eleven allegedly … nine new caves, all of them with vertical entrances under the big broken boulders. Most of them are drafting [sic! more likely: draughting] and oulook [sic!] of all the caves are good. CAVE DESCRIPTION 2 (Brooks 2009.06.06 Mss: Krem Honey-Comb 4): Stream sink into cross-rift / coss-joint. Large boulder over entrance. Estimated depth ±20 m. PROSPECTS: Good (Brooks 2009.06.06 Mss: Krem Honey-Comb 4). CAVE CLIMATE: Brooks based on H Rockcliffs notes (2009.06.06 Mss: Krem Honey-Comb 4) recorded good draught from entrance.oss-joint. Large boulder over entrance. Estimated depth ±20 m. PROSPECTS: Good (Brooks 2009.06.06 Mss: Krem Honey-Comb 4). CAVE CLIMATE: Brooks based on H Rockcliffs notes (2009.06.06 Mss: Krem Honey-Comb 4) recorded good draught from entrance.

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2009.02.19: Henry Rockcliff, Roshan Yengkhom (Medical Assistant, Indian Navy), and Polchung 'Chung' Kipgen (Indian Navy) walked down from the village of Tangnub and found eleven previously ignored cave entrances, which they declared to represent nine new caves (Brooks, S J et al. 2009.02 Mss 'Diary 2009.doc' Thursday 19th). Only four months later, Simon J. Brooks based on H Rockcliffs notes (2009.06.06 Mss: Krem Honey-Comb 4) records: 19/2/09 Henry Rockcliff accompanied by Roshan Yengkhom & Polchung (Chung) Kipgen (Indian Navy) locate and record cave [more likely: a possible cave entrance] whilst on recci in area. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0HONEYCOMB CAVE 2 (aa -)
0.0HONEYCOMB CAVE 1 (aa -)
0.0HONEYCOMB CAVE 3 (aa -)
0.1LITTLE CAVE (Brooks 2009)
0.1LARGE CAVE (Brooks 2009)
0.1WAH TEPBRU (Krem)
0.3LIZARD's SPLAT CAVE
0.3GULLY SINK 1 (aa -)
0.3GULLY SINK 2 (aa -)