WAH JAJEW (Krem)
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Description
The 6 m wide and 1.7 m high cave entrance faces south-east and gives access to a dimly daylight-light entrance chamber (up to 7 m wide, representatively 1.7 m high, 25 m long) which descends 10 m or 12 m on foot across soil, lesser and lesser vegetation, and more and more rocks north-west to intersect a zig-zagging, tributary cave passage (on average one or two metres wide and 4 m to 5 m high), of which the downstream branch (note 1) leads (drains) some 70 m on foot west and joins the eastern (orographically left) of the so-called "Virgin River" (khasified Wah Thei Sotti) which flows along the mastercave passage of Krem –>Kotsati. ETYMOLOGY: The Khasi cave name "Krem Wah Jajew" signifies a "krem" or cave (entrance) above the banks of a "wah" or stream specified by and, perhaps, well-thought-of for a growth of »a plant of sourish taste« known as "u jajew" (Khasi; noun), binomial imitative "u jajew jajap" (SINGH, N 1906: 97). SITUATION: Just beneath the Lakadong Sandstone caprock, east of the National Highway NH44, and 650 m in a direct line due north from the huge concrete church (±30 m 25°10'41”N: 92°22'28”E) in the village of Lumshnong.
NOTE 1: The upstream branch leads 50 m zigzaggingly east to a collapse (blocked not only by "fence-sitting" (undecided) Heteropoda spiders but also by dislocated boulders) close to the surface.
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 | LALIT (Krem) | ||
| 0.3 | WASHING PLACE INLET | ||
| 0.3 | WAH LARENG (Jarratt 1997) (Umpohliew) | ||
| 0.3 | KULIANG, Umkiang (Caves near) | ||
| 0.4 | Scorpion Cave | ||
| 0.5 | UMSYNRANG LIEHWAIT (Krem) | ||
| 0.5 | THLOO, Lumshnong (Synrang) | ||
| 0.5 | LABIT, Lumshnong (Lanong 1999) (Krem) | ||
| 0.5 | LABIT, Lumshnong (Jarratt 1999) (Krem) |