Language: English
The first regional monograph on one of the world’s most exciting caving areas in northeast India. A total of 124 caves are presented in detail. Over 30 km of cave passages described with many open leads and unmapped galleries, even in major unexplored caves, the currently longest of which is Tetengkol (Nengkhong) at 5681 m. An invaluable source for future speleological documentation in the Garo Hills. List of references covered by volume 33 of this series.
CONTENT 4
INTRODUCTION 5
CAVE DIRECTORY 9–130
ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS 5–129
1. The Garo Hills in Meghalaya, administrative 5
2. Geological map of the Garo Hills 7
CAVE PLANS
1. AA Cave (Siju Damokgithim) 15
2. Apinakol 17
3. Asak Banda Rongkol 19
4. Bangdaphakol 23
5. Chibandakol (1) 26
6. Chibandakol 2, Chibandakol 3 27
7. Chibe Cave 1, Chibe Cave 3 29
8. Chibe Cave 4 30
9. Chibe Rongkol 2 31
10. Chikrukol 34, 35, 36, 37
11. Chirenkol 38
12. Dangedkol — Chiningkrikol 42, 43, 44. 45
13. Dikkakol –Asakol 46
14. Dobhakol (Chibe) — 49, 50, 51
15. Dobhakol (Nengkhong Magmagitik) 53
16. Dobhakol (Siju) 60, 61, 65, 66
17. Kanai Nala Sink 74
18. Khimrangkol 75
19. Kholjongkol 76, 77, 78
20. Khorekol 79, 80, 81
21. Matchakol (Chibe) 87
22. Matrongkol 90, 91, 92, 93
23. Mendikol 95
24. Mingsingkol 97
25. Pathar Gitim 101
26. Sang Kni Ikgilram 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113
27. Stalactite Cave (Mahadeo Nala) 115
28. Tetengkol (Nengkhong) 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
29. Tetengkol (Tura) 126
30. Upper Siju Cave 129