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Nan'goma Cave

Coordinates: 8°30′41.2″S 38°53′0.7″E / 8.511444°S 38.883528°E / -8.511444; 38.883528
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Nan'goma Caves
Mapango ya Nan'goma (Swahili)
Map showing the location of Nan'goma Caves
Map showing the location of Nan'goma Caves
LocationKipatimu, Kilwa District, Lindi Region, Tanzania
Coordinates8°30′41.2″S 38°53′0.7″E / 8.511444°S 38.883528°E / -8.511444; 38.883528
Length7510m
GeologyLimestone

Nan'goma Cave (or Nandembo) is a cave system located in Kipatimu and Kibata ward of Kilwa District in Lindi Region of Tanzania.[1]

With 7510m of surveyed underground passages, it is the longest cave in Tanzania.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Laumanns, Michael (2001). Tanzania 1994 — 2000, Report on the speleological projects in the Matumbi Hills. Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte. p. 67.
  2. ^ Gulden, Bob. "World Longest caves by Country". National Speleological Society. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Matubi - my search for a cave Tanzanian Affairs". Retrieved 2023-02-06.