{"id":104820,"date":"2021-12-06T14:37:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T09:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=104820"},"modified":"2021-12-07T13:46:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T08:16:31","slug":"worlds-longest-sandstone-cave-discovered-in-meghalaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/worlds-longest-sandstone-cave-discovered-in-meghalaya\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Records: World\u2019s Longest Sandstone Cave Just Got Discovered In Meghalaya!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apart from the stunning waterfalls and the beautiful living root bridges in Meghalaya, the state now has another attraction in store for you! Four scientists from Italy, 30 cavers from Europe, and members of the Meghalaya Adventurers\u2019 Association (MAA) have discovered the world\u2019s longest sandstone cave in Meghalaya<\/strong>, which is 6,000 meters longer than Cueva El Sam\u00e1n in Venezuela, the current listed longest cave in the world. <\/em><\/p>\n

The discovery of the cave was a result of the recent 25-day expedition by MAA. Named as Krem Puri, the sandstone cave\u2019s length is 24,583 meters and it is home to dinosaur fossils from around 70 million years ago, as reported in the Hindustan Times.<\/p>\n

While the actual length of this world\u2019s longest sandstone cave, which is located near the village of Laitsohum in the Mawsynram has been uncovered now, it is believed that is was already discovered once in 2016. Some palaeontologists believe that the fossils that have been found in the cave could actually be of the giant Mosasaurus, an extinct aquatic lizard.<\/p>\n

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Though this wasn\u2019t the only cave discovered during this expedition. Apart from Krem Puri, nine other caves were also explored and the new ones were mapped. However, the state houses some 1,650 caves, of which some 1,000 have been explored till now.<\/p>\n

If this sounds too intriguing to you and you\u2019re an adventurer at heart, you\u2019ll be happy to know that some of the other places to visit in Meghalaya that you can include in your Northeast trip itinerary<\/a><\/strong> are Cherrapunjee, Shella, Pynursla, Nongjri, and Langrin!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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