MAWPHLANG (Cave near)

(Khatarshnong Laitkroh - IN)
25.446900,91.757200
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 24/04/2016

An unspecified »cave« (or so) was said to be situated somewhere in the vicinity of Mawphlang (note 1), 38 km along the road approximately south-west from Shillong (Shillong Tourist Information Officer 1979 personal communication). IDENTITY: Compare Krem –>Manick, Laitkroh.

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 24/04/2016

NOTE 1: Mawphlang (India Road Atlas, Eicher Goodearth 2006: 45 H3) near (±500 m) N25°26'49”: E091°45'26” (WGS84 modified from N25°26'47”: E091°45'36” Everest 1830, Survey of India 78-O/15 edition 1912): 1738.5 m asl (or: 5703 feet, OLDHAM, T 1859 appendix A) or Maflang PALMER, R W (1924: 145) Maoflang IMPERIAL GAZETTEER (1907-1909, 17: 204) Maplong David Scott (23rd May s.a. letter to Dr. Lamb in: WATSON & WHITE 1832: 97) Mauflong YULE, H (1844: 619) Mawflang PALMER, R W (1924: 143) Mawphlang Survey of India 78-O/15 (edition 1912); India Road Atlas, Eicher Goodearth (2006: 45: H3) Mawphlong RAJA RAO (1981: 75) Moflang F. (1829: 254); PALMER (1924: 145) Moflong ALLEN, W J (1858: 61, 86, appendix 3: xii); INDIA, Foreign … (1862, 1: 83); MEDLICOTT, H B (1865: 5 = 391 table, after Major Bivar); OLDHAM, T (1854 / 1984: 8) Mowphlang OLDHAM, T (1854 / 1984: 8) Mowphlong OLDHAM, T (1854 / 1984: 39) Muphlang near (±1 km) N25°24'25”: E092°11'00” (Everest 1830, Survey of India Half-Inch series sheet 83-C/SW edition 1922).

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
0.0MANICK, Laitkroh (Krem)
13.3LAITRYNGEW (Tyler 2001) (Par poh)
13.4Saint Mary's Grotto
13.8MARAI, Pomlakrai - Nongkrem (Krem)
16.2LUMSHYNNA CAVE
16.4RANG KATHEI (Krem U)
16.7UMJASAI (Krem)
17.1AA Cave, Sohra (Sud Gatphoh and Patra 2000)
17.2TIROT, Lum Diengiei (Krem)