LIAT HATI, Larket (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to a fish cave called Krem Liat Hati (Kharpran Daly, B D 2012.02.12 personal communication with Mesik Pakem, Larket village headman, in: anonymous Arbenz, T et al. 2013.08.07 Mss: Diary 2012.doc: Sunday 12th February 2012, Sunday 19th February 2012). ETYMOLOGY: The Khasi cave name -Krem Liat Hati- translates as Elephant Through-Fall Cave (note 1). SITUATION: At an unidentified location somewhere in the vicinity of the village of Larket (±250 m N25°23'46”: E092°34'15”: 1000 m asl). CAVE DESCRIPTION: Krem Liat Hati, said to be a “fish cave” … sumped after three metres. This was probably due to the mining shaft left abandoned and full of water, which was sunk into the cave passage only 30 m upstream of the entrance (anonymous Arbenz, T et al. 2013.08.07 Diary 2012.doc).An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to a fish cave called Krem Liat Hati (Kharpran Daly, B D 2012.02.12 personal communication with Mesik Pakem, Larket village headman, in: anonymous Arbenz, T et al. 2013.08.07 Mss: Diary 2012.doc: Sunday 12th February 2012, Sunday 19th February 2012). ETYMOLOGY: The Khasi cave name -Krem Liat Hati- translates as Elephant Through-Fall Cave (note 1). SITUATION: At an unidentified location somewhere in the vicinity of the village of Larket (±250 m N25°23'46”: E092°34'15”: 1000 m asl). CAVE DESCRIPTION: Krem Liat Hati, said to be a “fish cave” … sumped after three metres. This was probably due to the mining shaft left abandoned and full of water, which was sunk into the cave passage only 30 m upstream of the entrance (anonymous Arbenz, T et al. 2013.08.07 Diary 2012.doc).