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.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,073 metres
- Description: glacial cirque in France
- Also known as: “Area de Gavarnia”, “Circ de gavarnie”, “Circ de Gavarnie”, “Circo de gavarnie”, “Gavarnie Cirque”, “Gavarnieko Zirkua”, “l’Epaule”, “Pico del Hombro”, and “Punda dero Espaldador”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Pico Occidental de la Cascada and Gavarnie Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Circo de Cotatuero and Gavarnie.
Cirque de Gavarnie
- Categories: glacial cirque, Natura 2000 site, and landform
- Location: Gavarnie-Gèdre, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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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”
- Belarusian: “Цырк Гаварні”
- Catalan: “circ de Gavarnia”
- Catalan: “Circ de Gavarnia”
- 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): “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: “Espalda de Marboré”
- Spanish: “Pico de Hombro”
- Ukrainian: “Цирк Гаварні”
- Vietnamese: “Đài vòng Gavarnie”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Faja Luenga and Crête Des Druides.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Glacier de l’Épaule and Col de la Cascade.
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