Gavarnie Falls

The Gavarnie Falls 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 , near the in the .
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  • Waterfall
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,787 metres (5,863 feet)
  • …is also known as “La Grande Cascade de Gavarnie”
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 423 metres (1,388 feet) tall
  • Description: waterfall in France

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pic de Marboré and Pico Occidental de la Cascada.
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Marboré Peak is a summit in the located…
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is a peak.
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cirque de Gavarnie and Gavarnie.
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The is a vast cirque in the central…
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is a small village in the …
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is a locality, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Gavarnie Falls.

Gavarnie Falls

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Latitude
42.69332° or 42° 41′ 36″ north
Longitude
-0.00445° or 0° 0′ 16″ west
Open location code
8CJXMXVW+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5932970280
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
3016484
Wiki­data ID
Q1496402

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Gavarnie Falls” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gavarnieko ur-jauzia”
  • Chinese: “加瓦尔尼瀑布”
  • Dutch: “Gavarnie Falls”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جايڤارنى فالس”
  • French: “cascade de Gavarnie”
  • French: “Cascade de Gavarnie”
  • French: “grande cascade de Gavarnie”
  • Georgian: “გავარნის ჩანჩქერი”
  • German: “Gavarnie-Fälle”
  • Indonesian: “Air terjun Gavarnie”
  • Indonesian: “Air Terjun Gavarnie”
  • Italian: “Cascata di Gavarnie”
  • Italian: “cascate di Gavarnie”
  • Italian: “Cascate di Gavarnie”
  • Japanese: “ガヴァルニー滝”
  • Lithuanian: “Gavarni krioklys”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “chorrèra de Gavarnia”
  • Persian: “آبشار گاوارنی”
  • Polish: “Grande Cascade de Gavarnie”
  • Polish: “Wodospad Gavarnie”
  • Portuguese: “Cascata de Gavarnie”
  • Portuguese: “Gavarnie (cascata)”
  • Portuguese: “Grande Cascata de Gavarnie”
  • Romanian: “Cascada Gavarnie”
  • Russian: “водопад Гаварни”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cascade de Gavarnie”
  • Spanish: “Cascada de gavarnie”
  • Spanish: “Cascada de Gavarnie”
  • Ukrainian: “Водоспад Гаварні”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Crête Des Druides and Breche Passet.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glacier de la Cascade and Glacier de l’Épaule.

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