Nan'goma Caves | |
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Mapango ya Nan'goma (Swahili) | |
Location | Kipatimu, Kilwa District, Lindi Region, Tanzania |
Coordinates | 8°30′41.2″S 38°53′0.7″E / 8.511444°S 38.883528°E / -8.511444; 38.883528 |
Length | 7510m |
Geology | Limestone |
Nan'goma Cave (or Nandembo) is a cave system located in Kipatimu and Kibata ward of Kilwa District in Lindi Region of Tanzania.
With 7510m of surveyed underground passages, it is the longest cave in Tanzania.
References
- ^ Laumanns, Michael (2001). Tanzania 1994 — 2000, Report on the speleological projects in the Matumbi Hills. Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte. p. 67.
- Gulden, Bob. "World Longest caves by Country". National Speleological Society. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- "Matubi - my search for a cave Tanzanian Affairs". Retrieved 2023-02-06.
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