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: “Burgosako harpea”, “Harpea Cave”, “Harpea leizea”, and “Harpeako leizea / Grotte d’Arpea”
Address: Orbaitzeta

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Errozate and Azpegi.

Errozate

Peak

Photo: Iñaki LLM, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Errozate is a peak.

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″ north

Longitude

-1.18° or 1° 10′ 48″ west

Open location code

8CMW2RMC+62

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3373738041

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

Wikidata 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: “Harpea”
Basque: “Harpeako leizea”
French: “grotte d’Harpea”
French: “Grotte d’Harpea”
French: “Grotte d’Harpéa”
Spanish: “Cueva de Arpea”
“Harpea’s Cave”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Erroitzateko lepoa and Errozateko Iturria.

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