Mawmluh Cave

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Mawmluh Cave is a limestone cave in Meghalaya, India, internationally significant as a key site for studying late Holocene climate and monsoon history.

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Mawmluh Cave canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cave
geological site
limestone cave
paleoclimate archive
associatedWith Indian Summer Monsoon
linked to: Southwest monsoon

South Asian monsoon system
climateProxy carbon isotope ratios in speleothems
oxygen isotope ratios in speleothems
trace element concentrations in speleothems
climateSignificance contains high-resolution speleothem climate records
records variability of Indian Summer Monsoon
country India
environment humid subtropical to tropical monsoon climate
geologicalSetting limestone karst
hasAccess cave entrance near Mawmluh village
hasFeature speleothems
stalactites
stalagmites
hasFormationProcess karst dissolution of limestone
hasHydrology seasonally variable drip water
hasScientificImportance international
key site for hydroclimate variability
key site for monsoon dynamics
isPartOf Meghalaya karst region
linked to: Khasi Hills
languageOfToponym Khasi
linked to: Khasi language
locatedIn East Khasi Hills district
Meghalaya
northeastern India
locatedNear Cherrapunji
locatedOnContinent Asia
nearbyLocality Mawmluh village
region Shillong Plateau area
linked to: Shillong Plateau
rockType limestone
subjectOf monsoon variability studies
paleoclimate research papers
speleothem isotope analyses
timePeriodStudied last few thousand years
late Holocene
tourism visited by cavers and researchers
usedFor late Holocene climate studies
monsoon reconstruction
paleoclimate research

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Meghalayan GSSPDefinedAt Mawmluh Cave
Meghalayan Age GSSPLocation Mawmluh Cave