DUNDA TUNNELS (Wilson 1976)
30.666700,78.366700
Description
A vague bit of hearsay information relating to unspecified several tunnels several kilometres long (irrigation channels?) recorded Jane M. Wilson (in: DURRANT et al. 1979). ETYMOLOGY: -Dunda- (with the -u- pronounced like the English -sun-) is not necessarily a place or specific locality as -danda- (with the -a- pronounced like the English -car-) is the Nepali (Gorkhali) word for -hill-. SITUATION: A days drive to the north (Wilson in: DURRENT et al. 1976) from Chakrata (30°42'N: 77°51'E) and somewhere in the vicinity of a place called Dunda (Wilson 1976), Danda and Dhanda (note 1).A vague bit of hearsay information relating to unspecified several tunnels several kilometres long (irrigation channels?) recorded Jane M. Wilson (in: DURRANT et al. 1979). ETYMOLOGY: -Dunda- (with the -u- pronounced like the English -sun-) is not necessarily a place or specific locality as -danda- (with the -a- pronounced like the English -car-) is the Nepali (Gorkhali) word for -hill-. SITUATION: A days drive to the north (Wilson in: DURRENT et al. 1976) from Chakrata (30°42'N: 77°51'E) and somewhere in the vicinity of a place called Dunda (Wilson 1976), Danda and Dhanda (note 1).
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Bibliography 06/01/2018Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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9.8 | CHINALLI (Cave above) | ||
11.0 | Pratakeshwar Gufa, Mehargaon | ||
14.5 | HUNDULI (Cave near) | ||
17.8 | AA CAVE (Skinner 1832) | ||
25.4 | LAKHA MANDAL TUNNEL | ||
25.4 | LAKHA MANDAL KARST CAVE 1 (aa -) | ||
25.4 | LAKHA MANDAL SHELTER 2 | ||
25.4 | LAKHA MANDAL SHELTER 3 | ||
25.4 | LAKHA MANDAL SHELTER 4 |