UMAT SWALLOW HOLE 1 (aa -)
25.186700,92.262500
Description
A »Swallow Hole« is indicated since 1890 or more than 120 years on the »Plan of the Umat Plateau, Lakadong Coal-Field« (note 1). ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for what is indicated as the south-western »Swallow Hole« of two indicated on the »Umat Plateau« (LATOUCHE 1890 plate Umat Plateau). IDENTITY: Possibly, but far from necessarily, the same as Krang –>Lahubon (N25°11'59.8”: E092°16'30.6”: 793 m asl WGS84, Gebauer, H D 2001.02.24 GPS Garmin 12). SITUATION: Apparently about 750 m (or so) in a direct line approximately WNW from the »Village of Umat« (LATOUCHE 1890 plate Umat Plateau) or Ummat (note 2), about 30 m north of the path to »Burghat« (LATOUCHE 1890 plate Umat Plateau) or Borghat (note 3), and about 250 m in a direct line approximately south-west from an other »Swallow Hole« (LATOUCHE 1890), the –>Umat Swallow Hole 2.
NOTE 1: »Plan of the Umat Plateau, Lakadong Coal-Field, Jaintia Hills, Scale 400 ft = 1 Inch« (circa 1: 4800) »On transfer paper by Rahmatullah Khan« in: LATOUCHE, T H D (1890 plate). NOTE 2: Umat, church near (±5.9 m) N25°11'06.2”: E092°16'07”: 759 m asl (Brown, M W 2002.02.23 GPS Garmin 12).NOTE 2: Borghat near (±250 m) N25°09'40”: E92°13'35” (WGS84 modified from N25°09'40”: E92°13'45” Everest 1830, Survey of India Half-Inch series sheet 83-C/SW edition 1922) indicated as »Borghat« not only on the Survey of India Half-Inch series sheet 83-C/SW (edition 1922) and on the AMS sheet NG46-10 Shillong (U502 series, 1959 edition) but also in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 46 A4) is the same as Bur Poonjee ALLEN, W J (1858 appendix 6 limestone tract Jynteah Hills 3) Burghat OLDHAM, T (1854 / 1984: 10); OLDHAM, T (1859: 109); LATOUCHE, T H D (1890: 14) Burr Ghât MEDLICOTT, H B (1865: 426 = 40) Burr-ghat OLDHAM, T (1854 / 1984: 23, 25, 47, 48); OLDHAM, T (1859: 128, 131, 145, 167) Burrghat OLDHAM, T (1859: 181). Etymologically, "bor" (Bengali) or "ber" (Hindi) and ”u soh broi” (Khasi) is the name of »a thorny shrub bearing a fruit like a small plum, Zizyphus jujuba« (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 25: vi) or »a thorny tree producing a fruit like a small plum, Zizyphus jujuba« (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 25: vii) and »the Indian Jujube; a Chinese date-plum« (SINGH, N 1906: 207).
A »Swallow Hole« is indicated since 1890 or more than 120 years on the »Plan of the Umat Plateau, Lakadong Coal-Field« (note 1). ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for what is indicated as the south-western »Swallow Hole« of two indicated on the »Umat Plateau« (LATOUCHE 1890 plate Umat Plateau). IDENTITY: Possibly, but far from necessarily, the same as Krang –>Lahubon (N25°11'59.8”: E092°16'30.6”: 793 m asl WGS84, Gebauer, H D 2001.02.24 GPS Garmin 12). SITUATION: Apparently about 750 m (or so) in a direct line approximately WNW from the »Village of Umat« (LATOUCHE 1890 plate Umat Plateau) or Ummat (note 2), about 30 m north of the path to »Burghat« (LATOUCHE 1890 plate Umat Plateau) or Borghat (note 3), and about 250 m in a direct line approximately south-west from an other »Swallow Hole« (LATOUCHE 1890), the –>Umat Swallow Hole 2.
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | UMAT SWALLOW HOLE 2 (aa -) | ||
| 0.5 | BUSTI, Lakadong (Krang) | ||
| 0.6 | LAHUBON, Umat (Krang) | ||
| 0.6 | LAKADONG [00] (Ringwood 1876) (Cave at) | ||
| 0.6 | MAHABON, Lakadong (Krang) | ||
| 0.6 | MANIK SATI (Synrang) | ||
| 0.6 | KSOW LAMET (Krang) | ||
| 0.6 | SHRIAH (Krang) | ||
| 0.6 | AMTYRSEY (Krang) |