Padirac Chasm

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Padirac Chasm is a famous limestone sinkhole and underground cave system in southwestern France, renowned for its vast subterranean galleries and boat-accessible river.

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Padirac Chasm canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf karst cave system ⓘ
limestone sinkhole ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
approximateAnnualVisitors hundreds of thousands ⓘ
category show cave ⓘ
country France ⓘ
discoveredBy Édouard-Alfred Martel ⓘ
discoveryDate 1889 ⓘ
firstExplorationBy Édouard-Alfred Martel ⓘ
geologicalFormation limestone ⓘ
geologicalProcess karst erosion ⓘ
hasFeature boat-accessible passages ⓘ
large underground chambers ⓘ
stalactites ⓘ
stalagmites ⓘ
subterranean galleries ⓘ
underground river ⓘ
vertical sinkhole entrance ⓘ
hasTour guided underground boat tour ⓘ
guided walking tour ⓘ
languageOfGuidedTours English ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedIn Lot department ⓘ
southwestern France ⓘ
locatedInHistoricalRegion Quercy ⓘ
locatedInRegion Occitanie ⓘ
locatedNear Rocamadour ⓘ
management Compagnie du Gouffre de Padirac ⓘ
maximumDepth approximately 103 metres ⓘ
nearbyCity Brive-la-Gaillarde ⓘ
nearbyTown Gramat ⓘ
notableChamber Salle du Grand Dôme ⓘ
notableChamberHeight approximately 94 metres (Salle du Grand Dôme) ⓘ
notableFor boat-accessible underground river ⓘ
spectacular vertical shaft entrance ⓘ
vast subterranean galleries ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Causses du Quercy karst area ⓘ
linked to: Grands Causses
publicOpeningDate 1898 ⓘ
riverName Rivière de Padirac ⓘ
shaftDepth approximately 75 metres ⓘ
touristAccess lifts ⓘ
stairs ⓘ
underground boats ⓘ
walkways ⓘ
touristSeason typically spring to autumn ⓘ
undergroundRiverLength approximately 500 metres (tourist route) ⓘ

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