Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost
Gavarnie-Gèdre

Cirque de Gavarnie

The Cirque de Gavarnie is a vast cirque in the central , in southwestern , close to the border of . It is within the , the , and the .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: glacial cirque in France
  • Also known as: “Gavarnie Cirque”
  • Wheelchair access: limited
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gavarnie Falls and Tour du Marboré.

Waterfall
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.
The 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 .

Peak
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or Tour de Gavarnie is a summit, culminating at 3,009 m, located on the Franco-Spanish border crest in the Monte Perdido Range.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Jensbn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roland's Breach is the name of a natural gap, 40 m across and 100 m high, at an elevation of 2,804 m in the on the border of Aragón, northern Spain, and , southwestern France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gavarnie and Circo de Cotatuero.

Village
Photo: Frederik Vandaele, CC BY 2.5.
is a small village in the department in the Occitanie region in south-western France. It is best known for the Cirque de , a massive glacial cirque in the Pyrenees Mountains, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. is situated 4 km north of Cirque de Gavarnie.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Cirque de Gavarnie.

Cirque de Gavarnie

Latitude
42.69565° or 42° 41′ 44″ north
Longitude
-0.01183° or 0° 0′ 43″ west
Open location code
8CJXMXWQ+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 326228282
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cirque
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q1093112
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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”
  • Basque: “Gavarnieko Zirkua”
  • Belarusian: “Цырк Гаварні”
  • Catalan: “circ de Gavarnia”
  • Catalan: “Circ de Gavarnia”
  • Catalan: “Circ de gavarnie”
  • Catalan: “Circ de Gavarnie”
  • 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”
  • German: “Cirque de Gavarnie”
  • Hebrew: “קרקס גווארני”
  • Indonesian: “Cirque de Gavarnie”
  • Italian: “Circo 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): “Area de Gavarnia”
  • 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: “Circo de Gavarnie”
  • Ukrainian: “Цирк Гаварні”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài vòng Gavarnie”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hôtellerie du Cirque and Glacier du Casque.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cirque de Gavarnie”. Photo: Miguel303xm, CC BY-SA 2.5.