Cirque de Gavarnie
The Cirque de Gavarnie is a vast cirque in the central Pyrenees, in southwestern France, close to the border of Spain. It is within the commune of Gavarnie, the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, and the Pyrénées National Park.
- Peak rising to 3,073 metres (10,082 feet)
- Description: glacial cirque in France
- Also known as“Gavarnie Cirque”“l’Epaule”“Pico del Hombro”“Punda dero Espaldador”
Places of Interest
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Gavarnie Falls
The Gavarnie Falls is a tiered waterfall in France.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Circo de Cotatuero and Gavarnie.
Cirque de Gavarnie
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Latitude
42.68534° or 42° 41′ 7″ north
Longitude
0.00029° or 0° 0′ 1″ east
Open location code
8FJ2M2P2+44
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = peak
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Cirque de Gavarnie” goes by many names.
Cirque de GavarnieAfrikaans
Circo de GavarníaAragonese
Cul de GavarníaAragonese
Circu de GavarnieAsturian
Gavarnieko ZirkuaBasque
Цырк ГаварніBelarusian
Circ de GavarniaCatalan
Circ de gavarnieCatalan
Cirque de GavarnieCebuano
Cirque de Gavarnie (walog nga sirko sa Pransiya)Cebuano
加瓦尔尼冰斗Chinese
加瓦爾尼冰斗Chinese
加瓦爾尼冰鬥Chinese
Cirque de GavarnieCzech
Cirque de GavarnieDutch
Cirque de GavarnieEstonian
קרקס גווארניHebrew
Cirque de GavarnieIndonesian
Circo di GavarnieItalian
ガヴァバルニー圏谷Japanese
ガヴァルニー圏谷Japanese
Area de GavarniaOccitan (post 1500)
Circ de GavarniaOccitan (post 1500)
Ola de GavarniaOccitan (post 1500)
Cirque de GavarniePolish
Circul glaciar GavarnieRomanian
Цирк ГаварніUkrainian
Đài vòng GavarnieVietnamese
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