SAKUKIMA

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A unidentified or fabulous hole (in Ao 'saku'), apparently considered as a kind of a sacred -cave- (temple cave?), perhaps in fallen boulders, is held in awe among the Ao Nagas of Mongchen village. SITUATION: At an unidentified location somewhere in -thorny jungle- somewhere below the village of Mongchen (near N26°30'10”: E094°28'33”: 1275 m asl, WGS84, 12-channel GPS) and from the road-side settlement New Camp (on the road from Mokokchung to Mariana) about 15 km along the road (9.5 km in a direct line) approximately north-east (027°). CULTURAL HISTORY - fabulous tunnel: The cave is said to give access to a fabulous tunnel leading underground to the –>Mongzhu Khi near Longkhum, which lies 28 km in a direct line approximately south (195°).

Documents

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Histoire

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2002.12.12: Imna Longkumer (Student leader, Mokokchung) reported the cave name Sakukima to Neil Sootinck. 2002.12.29: Neil Sootinck, Lindsay B. Diengdoh and H. D. Gebauer in company with Giuseppe Pagliarulo, Davide Messina Panfalone and Giovanni Giannanoto visited Mongchen village, following rumors heard at Longkhum and informed by Imna. Upon meeting not only Limawati (chaiman) and other member of the Mongchen Village Council, but also a preposterous youngster and an intelligent student leader (Lemayo?), it was decided to procrastinate the attempt to explore a hole which, perhaps, nobody ever had seen because nobody goes to the jungle on sundays. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Cavités proche

Distance (km)	Nom	Longueur (m)	Profondeur (m)
10.3	AJONGBA SAKU
22.7	SHINGOKI LONGKI
22.7	AJUPANGKA LONGKI
22.8	TOPANGJUNGSHI LONGKI
23.6	LANGABAKI LONGKHI
27.6	Funzen Kih 2
27.6	Funzen Kih
27.7	MONGZU KHI
29.8	LONGTROK, Chungliyimti (Hole at)