NONGTHYLLAM CAVES, Pontung (aa -)

(Pynursla - IN)
25.250000,91.958300
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 28/04/2016

Unidentified »several caves« (no names mentioned) in an unidentified »limestone hill« (no name mentioned) reported Welling Thabah (1998.11.01 personal communication), the village headman of Pongtung (vernacular, in full: Phlangpongtung 25°15'08”N: 91°57'09”E). SITUATION: In an unspecified spatial relation »near« an unidentified village of Nongthyllam (note 1) which seems to lie somewhere south of Pynursla (I.B. 25°18'35”N: 91°53'50”E: 1500 m asl) and, perhaps, either on or near the road descending generally southwards to Dauki (25°11'10”N: 92°01'20”E).

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 28/04/2016

NOTE 1: The village of »Nongthyllam« (Welling Thabah 1998.11.01) is not identified but the Survey of India sheet 78-O/16 (edition 1911) indicates the two villages of Nongthymmai near (±500m) 25°14'15”N: 91°56'15”E (WGS84 modified from 25°14'15”N: 91°56'25”E Everest 1830) and 25°11'25”N: 91°58'30”E (WGS84 modified from 25°11'25”N: 91°58'40”E Everest 1830) SSE of Pongtung.

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
0.5SHYMBRONG (Krem)
0.7SYMPTUNG (Krem)
1.1WAH PDAH (Krem)
1.2WAH LAMBYRNAI (Krem)
1.8WAH DIENGPIAN (Krem)
4.2LYMBIT (Smart et al. 2012) (Krem)
5.1WAH DIENGROT (Krem)
6.3STEW (Krem)
6.5AMKOI, Nongbareh