Cirque de Gavarnie

Photochrom circa 1900 of the Cirque de Gavarnie.

Snow Cirque de Gavarnie.
The Cirque de Gavarnie is a cirque in the central Pyrenees, in south-western France. The cirque is 800 m wide (on the deepest point) and about 3,000 m wide at the top. It is located within the commune of Gavarnie, the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, and the Pyrenees National Park.
Major features of the cirque are La Brèche de Roland and the Gavarnie Falls.

Village and cirque

Closer view of Gavarnie Falls
See also
External links
- Natura 2000 map
- Gavarnie panoramas (French)
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Coordinates: 42°41′49″N 0°00′29″W / 42.69694°N 0.00806°W
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