Ma An Shan Dong 2 – Horse Saddle Cave 2 (GZ/Gl/20)
Guizhou, Guanling County, Huajian
N 25° 47’ 16.0” E 105° 35’ 25.9”
Altitude: 1190 m a.s.l.
Cave length: 117 m
Vertical range: +18 m
Exploration: South China 2006
Surveyors: L. Latella, S. Meggiorini (30 May 2006)
Type of research: biological
Cave description:
Located above Ma An Shan Dong 1, this cave is the fossil section of a system that once must have had only one large entrance, later on collapsed. The cave has no air draft; it is characterized by a large inactive, ascending phreatic gallery. (S. Meggiorini)
Leonardo Latella, Roberto Zorzin : Caves explored during the scientific expeditions to China of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale of Verona
Research in South China Karst - Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona - 2. serie - Monografie Naturalistiche 3-2008
Analyse : gkc-JPB
Results of the 13 expeditions organized by the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale ofVerona to southern China. One-hundred-twenty-five caves were explored, for a total of more than 60 km inlength. For each cave we list the progressive number, the cadastral number, the type of research conducted and ashort description of the cave. Most of the caves are located in Guizhou Province, in Qianxi County. The hydrogeology,biology, geography and archaeology of the area were investigated during the scientific expeditions. 40 pages, No caves maps, 21 photos.
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