GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS OF MAWSMAI CAVE, MEGHALAYA, INDIA
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Resumo: | Caving is an art which can be best experienced in the mystic Mawsmai Cave of Meghalaya. This Cave is fast becoming a hot tourist's destination offering great adventurous opportunity to the tourists. The cave is located in the East Khasi Hill region near Cherrapunjee and is made of limestone. The emotion of thrill heightens after entering the cave. The entrance has a narrow vertical opening and is well lit. Due to its location in the world's largest rainfall region, dripping of water from the cave roofs occurs almost throughout the year. The formation of stalactites and stalagmites create wonderful phenomena specially found in this caves. The conspicuous pillars formed due to the joining of the roof and the floors are an awe-inspiring creativity of the creator of this world. Keywords: Cave, Limestone, Stalactite, Stalagmite, Pillar, Solution. |
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GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS OF MAWSMAI CAVE, MEGHALAYA, INDIACaveLimestoneStalactiteStalagmitePillarSolutionCaving is an art which can be best experienced in the mystic Mawsmai Cave of Meghalaya. This Cave is fast becoming a hot tourist's destination offering great adventurous opportunity to the tourists. The cave is located in the East Khasi Hill region near Cherrapunjee and is made of limestone. The emotion of thrill heightens after entering the cave. The entrance has a narrow vertical opening and is well lit. Due to its location in the world's largest rainfall region, dripping of water from the cave roofs occurs almost throughout the year. The formation of stalactites and stalagmites create wonderful phenomena specially found in this caves. The conspicuous pillars formed due to the joining of the roof and the floors are an awe-inspiring creativity of the creator of this world. Keywords: Cave, Limestone, Stalactite, Stalagmite, Pillar, Solution.EDUFU - Editora da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia2011-12-31info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionAvaliado pelos paresapplication/pdfhttps://seer.ufu.br/index.php/caminhosdegeografia/article/view/1669410.14393/RCG124016694Caminhos de Geografia; Vol. 12 No. 40 (2011): Dezembro ; 291-299Caminhos de Geografia; Vol. 12 Núm. 40 (2011): Dezembro ; 291-299Caminhos de Geografia; v. 12 n. 40 (2011): Dezembro ; 291-2991678-6343reponame:Caminhos de Geografiainstname:Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)instacron:UFUporhttps://seer.ufu.br/index.php/caminhosdegeografia/article/view/16694/9256Copyright (c) 2015 Caminhos de Geografiahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessJha, Vibhash ChandraBairagya, Haraprasad2022-11-09T18:21:20Zoai:ojs.www.seer.ufu.br:article/16694Revistahttps://seer.ufu.br/index.php/caminhosdegeografia/indexPUBhttp://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/caminhosdegeografia/oaiflaviasantosgeo@gmail.com1678-63431678-6343opendoar:2022-11-09T18:21:20Caminhos de Geografia - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)false |
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GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS OF MAWSMAI CAVE, MEGHALAYA, INDIA |
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GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS OF MAWSMAI CAVE, MEGHALAYA, INDIA |
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GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS OF MAWSMAI CAVE, MEGHALAYA, INDIA Jha, Vibhash Chandra Cave Limestone Stalactite Stalagmite Pillar Solution |
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GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS OF MAWSMAI CAVE, MEGHALAYA, INDIA |
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GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS OF MAWSMAI CAVE, MEGHALAYA, INDIA |
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GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS OF MAWSMAI CAVE, MEGHALAYA, INDIA |
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GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS OF MAWSMAI CAVE, MEGHALAYA, INDIA |
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GEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS OF MAWSMAI CAVE, MEGHALAYA, INDIA |
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Jha, Vibhash Chandra |
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Jha, Vibhash Chandra Bairagya, Haraprasad |
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Bairagya, Haraprasad |
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Jha, Vibhash Chandra Bairagya, Haraprasad |
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Cave Limestone Stalactite Stalagmite Pillar Solution |
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Cave Limestone Stalactite Stalagmite Pillar Solution |
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Caving is an art which can be best experienced in the mystic Mawsmai Cave of Meghalaya. This Cave is fast becoming a hot tourist's destination offering great adventurous opportunity to the tourists. The cave is located in the East Khasi Hill region near Cherrapunjee and is made of limestone. The emotion of thrill heightens after entering the cave. The entrance has a narrow vertical opening and is well lit. Due to its location in the world's largest rainfall region, dripping of water from the cave roofs occurs almost throughout the year. The formation of stalactites and stalagmites create wonderful phenomena specially found in this caves. The conspicuous pillars formed due to the joining of the roof and the floors are an awe-inspiring creativity of the creator of this world. Keywords: Cave, Limestone, Stalactite, Stalagmite, Pillar, Solution. |
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Caminhos de Geografia; Vol. 12 No. 40 (2011): Dezembro ; 291-299 Caminhos de Geografia; Vol. 12 Núm. 40 (2011): Dezembro ; 291-299 Caminhos de Geografia; v. 12 n. 40 (2011): Dezembro ; 291-299 1678-6343 reponame:Caminhos de Geografia instname:Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU) instacron:UFU |
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