Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost
Gavarnie-Gèdre

Cirque de Gavarnie

The Cirque de Gavarnie is a vast cirque in the central , in southwestern , close to the border of . It is within the , the , and the .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,073 metres
  • Description: glacial cirque in France
  • Also known as: “Gavarnie Cirque”, “l’Epaule”, “Pico del Hombro”, and “Punda dero Espaldador”
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pico Occidental de la Cascada and Gavarnie Falls.

Peak
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is a peak.

Waterfall
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The is a tiered waterfall in France. With its overall drop of 422 metres, it is the highest waterfall in mainland . The falls are situated in the Cirque de Gavarnie, near the in the .

Peak
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Circo de Cotatuero and Gavarnie.

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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is a small village in the department in the Occitanie region in south-western France. It is best known for the Cirque de , a massive glacial cirque in the Pyrenees Mountains, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Cirque de Gavarnie

Latitude
42.68534° or 42° 41′ 7″ north
Longitude
0.00029° or 0° 0′ 1″ east
Elevation
3,073 metres (10,082 feet)
Open location code
8FJ2M2P2+44
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1250015177
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3016483
Wiki­data ID
Q1093112
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Cirque de Gavarnie” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Cirque de Gavarnie”
  • Aragonese: “Circo de Gavarnía”
  • Aragonese: “Cul de Gavarnía”
  • Asturian: “Circu de Gavarnie”
  • Basque: “Gavarnieko zirkua”
  • Basque: “Gavarnieko Zirkua”
  • Belarusian: “Цырк Гаварні”
  • Catalan: “circ de Gavarnia”
  • Catalan: “Circ de Gavarnia”
  • Catalan: “Circ de gavarnie”
  • Catalan: “Circ de Gavarnie”
  • Cebuano: “Cirque de Gavarnie (walog nga sirko sa Pransiya)”
  • Cebuano: “Cirque de Gavarnie”
  • Chinese: “加瓦尔尼冰斗”
  • Chinese: “加瓦爾尼冰斗”
  • Chinese: “加瓦爾尼冰鬥”
  • Czech: “Cirque de Gavarnie”
  • Dutch: “Cirque de Gavarnie”
  • Estonian: “Cirque de Gavarnie”
  • French: “cirque de Gavarnie”
  • French: “Cirque de Gavarnie”
  • French: “Épaule du Marboré”
  • French: “l’Epaule du Marboré”
  • German: “Cirque de Gavarnie”
  • Hebrew: “קרקס גווארני”
  • Indonesian: “Cirque de Gavarnie”
  • Italian: “Circo di Gavarnie”
  • Japanese: “ガヴァバルニー圏谷”
  • Japanese: “ガヴァルニー圏谷”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Area de Gavarnia”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Circ de Gavarnia”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Ola de Gavarnia”
  • Polish: “Cirque de Gavarnie”
  • Portuguese: “Circo de Gavarnie”
  • Romanian: “Circul glaciar Gavarnie”
  • Spanish: “Circo de gavarnie”
  • Spanish: “Circo de Gavarnie”
  • Spanish: “Espalda de Marboré”
  • Spanish: “Pico de Hombro”
  • Ukrainian: “Цирк Гаварні”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài vòng Gavarnie”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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