Membo Cave

(Nchelenge District - ZM)
-9.316889,29.067917
Longueur 730m
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Michael Laumanns - 29/11/2015

(Membo Hill, Kilwa island, Nchelenge district, Luapula province) Co-ordinates: S09°19'00,8’’; E029°04°04,5’’. Alt. 931 m. The cave is situated immediately at the Lake Mwere shore at the extreme NW corner of Kilwa island. It is formed in limestone of Precambrian age that is sandwiched between sandstone layers. The cave is a maze of mainly small rift-controlled horizontal passages directed in SW-NE (dominant) and NW-SE (subordinate) direction. Explored by the CIRS expedition in 2001. Description, length and survey according to Ruggieri (2003).

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
627.2Kayovu (Grotte de)39
675.4Mugobo (Grotte de)10020
853.4Bwibihonga (Ubuvumo)4530
853.7Kabari (Ubuvumo)496
853.9Cyamazera (Ubuvumo)1484
862.4Nyaruhonga 3 (Ubuvumo)32
865.3Manjari 2 (Ubuvumo) [Grotte Mandjari Deux]1660
870.8Nyiragihima (Ubuvumo)1116
870.9Musanze - main segment (Ubuvumo bwa)1600