Berliner Höhlenkundliche Berichte,
Inhalt Band 11:
M. Laumanns, S. Schmassmann & H. Adrian:
The Caves of Rwanda — Les Grottes du Rwanda
Dieser Band wurde durch Band 23 ersetzt / This volume has been replaced by volume 23
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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Kapitel Titel Seite
Content / Table de matières
Summary, Résumé, Zusammenfassung 5
Acknowledgements / Remerciments 6
1 Introduction / Introduction 7
2 Geological settings / Situation géologique 9
3 The caves of Rwanda / Les grottes du Rwanda 13/14
3.1 General remarks / Remarques générales 13/14
3.2 List of caves of Rwanda / Liste des grottes du Rwanda 16
3.2.1 Butare province / Préfecture de Butare 16
3.2.2 Byumba province / Préfecture de Byumba 17
3.2.3 Cyangugu province / Préfecture de Cyangugu 17
3.2.4. Gikongoro province / Préfecture de Gikongoro 18
3.2.5 Gisenyi province / Préfecture de Gisenyi 18
3.2.6 Gitarama province / Préfecture de Gitarama 25
3.2.7 Kibungo province / Préfecture de Kibungo 25
3.2.8 Kigali Ngali province / Préfecture de Kigali rurale 25
3.2.9 Kigali ville province / Préfecture de la Ville de Kigali 26
3.2.10 Ruhengeri province / Préfecture de Ruhengeri 26
3.2.11 Umutara province / Préfecture d’Umutara 78
4 Recommendations / Recommandations 79
5 Useful addresses / Adresses utiles 80
6 References / Références 80
7 Annexes / Annexes 82 — 116

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Zusammenfassung

During a Rwandean–Swiss–German speleological project in 2003 nearly 10 km of cave passages were surveyed in 42 caves of the Ruhengeri province, NW Rwanda. The caves are exclusively developed in Cenozoic volcanic rocks.
The most significant findings were lava tube caves like Ubuvumo Nyabikuri–Ruri (Bukamba district) at 3,384 m (unsegmented), which is currently the longest cave of Rwanda as well as Gacinyiro 2 (Kinigi district, unsegmented, 1,470 m). Ubuvumo bwa Musanze, formerly reported to be the longest cave of Rwanda at 4,560 m was found to be segmented with the longest segment being just 1,600 m long. Some of the caves still contain human remains from the 1994 ethnic genocide.
The above–mentioned results initiated the publication of this report that summarises the knowledge on the caves of Rwanda in general and of the 2003 campaign in particular.
Many caves in NW Rwanda still await exploration and the potential for further discoveries is as excellent as the co–operation with the local authorities proved to be.

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