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Belum Caves | Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh

The Belum Caves in Andhra Pradesh are just over 3 kms long, but the history they hold is billions of years old. Here’s a story of how the Indian subcontinent formed millions of years ago from supercontinents like Rodinia and Gondwana.


1.Cuddapah Basin Map

https://opengeology.in/cuddapah-super-group/ 


2.Grand Canyon of India

Eyeofshahvali, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Canon_of_India_(Gandikota).jpg  


3.Dharwar Craton Map Reference

Skhlaw, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dharwar_Craton.jpg 


4.Nandi Hills 

“View from Nandhi Hills” by Maurya Rohit, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0


5.Nandi Hills

“Nandhi Hills” by Prabhu B Doss, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0


6.Gneiss exposure at Geological monument 

Nvvchar, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gneiss_exposure_at_Geological_monument.JPG 


7.Gneiss Rock

Ramyajagadish, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gneiss_Rock.jpg 


8.Gondwana Map Reference

Fama Clamosa, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gondwana_420_Ma.png   


9.Aerial view of Raiwada from Marika hill

Saiphani02, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Raiwada_from_Marika_hill.webm  


10.Himalayas Video

https://pixabay.com/videos/nepal-himalayas-trekking-snow-258656/ 


11.Supercontinents Gondwana and Rodinia reference

https://www.geologyin.com/2024/11/earth-supercontinents-rodinia-gondwana-pangea.html 


12.Continental Shift video reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDrMH7RwupQ 


13.Africa Safari video clip

https://pixabay.com/videos/zebras-africa-safari-animals-land-213835/ 


14.Australia video clip

https://pixabay.com/videos/ocean-waves-surf-surfer-surfing-236273/ 


15.Pine Island Bay, Antarctica

Blagoj Klincharski, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pine_Island_Bay,_Antarctica.webm 


16.Madagascar video clip

https://pixabay.com/videos/lemur-ape-couple-log-playful-81268/  


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