Meya-Nzouari

Kindamba (CG)
-3.887500,14.525000
Longueur 1500m
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Michael Laumanns - 28/11/2015

(Massif de Bangou) Co-ordinates: 3°53' 15” S; 14°31°30’’ E. Altitude 350 m. Located 3.6 km from Meya village. Explored in 1961 by J.P.Adam and R.Caron (Adam et al. 1966) and in 1983 by F.Vincent. The cave has hosted a biospeleological undergound laboratory in the 1964 operated by ORSTOM (Adam et al. 1967). The cave is a large passage that carries a river. Two upper levels at the SW entrance. A study on the bat species Miniopterus minor Peters 1867, living in the cave, was published by Juste & Ibafiez (1992). Survey according to Vattier & Adam (1966).

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
1667.8Cyamazera (Ubuvumo)1484
1668.3Bwibihonga (Ubuvumo)4530
1668.6Kabari (Ubuvumo)496
1682.5Nyaruhonga 3 (Ubuvumo)32
1686.8Manjari 2 (Ubuvumo) [Grotte Mandjari Deux]1660
1690.1Nyiragihima (Ubuvumo)1116
1694.1Gacinyiro 1 (Ubuvumo)35025
1694.2Gacinyiro 2 (Ubuvumo)1470
1694.7Rwego (Ubuvumo) [Grotte des Commandos]952