Harpea’s Cave
Harpea's Cave is a cave located in Estérençuby, in the Navarre commune, a few meters from the Franco-Spanish border. It is an example of an anticline, a convex fold of strata, the centre of which is occupied by the oldest geological layers.Photo: Uranzu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: anticline cave on the Franco-Spanish border
- Also known as: “Harpea Cave” and “Harpeako leizea / Grotte d’Arpea”
- Address: Orbaitzeta
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Errozate and Azpegi.
Azpegi
Archaeological site
Photo: Ángel M. Felicísimo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Azpegi is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km west of Harpea’s Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Royal Arms Factory of Orbaizeta and Orbaizeta.
Royal Arms Factory of Orbaizeta
Hamlet
Photo: Janfri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Royal Arms Factory of Orbaizeta is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Harpea’s Cave.
Orbaizeta
Village
Photo: Zariquiegui, Public domain.
Orbaizeta is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. Orbaizeta is situated 8 km southwest of Harpea’s Cave.
Estérençuby
Village
Photo: Harrieta171, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estérençuby is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It means "bridge of the gorge". It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre. Estérençuby is situated 8 km north of Harpea’s Cave.
Harpea’s Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Orbaizeta, Navarre, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.0331° or 43° 1′ 59″ northLongitude
-1.18° or 1° 10′ 48″ westOpen location code
8CMW2RMC+62OpenStreetMap ID
node 3373738041OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q28494476
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Harpea’s Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف هاربيا”
- Basque: “Arpeako leizea”
- Basque: “Burgosako harpea”
- Basque: “Harpea”
- Basque: “Harpeako leizea”
- French: “grotte d’Harpea”
- French: “Grotte d’Harpea”
- French: “Grotte d’Harpéa”
- Spanish: “Cueva de Arpea”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Erroitzateko lepoa and Errozateko Iturria.
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