Vallée de Gavarnie

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Vallée de Gavarnie is a renowned glacial valley in the French Pyrenees, famous for its dramatic cirque, towering cliffs, and spectacular waterfalls.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial valley
tourist attraction
valley
adjacentTo Spanish border
climate mountain climate
country France
drainageBasin Gave de Pau
ecosystemType alpine environment
geologicalOrigin glacial erosion
hasPart Cirque de Gavarnie
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie

Gavarnie Falls
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie

Gave de Gavarnie river
hasTouristInfrastructure marked trails
viewpoints
hasViewOf Pyrenean peaks
knownFor dramatic cirque
glacial landforms
spectacular waterfalls
towering cliffs
landformType U-shaped valley
languageRegion French-speaking area
locatedIn French Pyrenees
linked to: Pyrenees

Hautes-Pyrénées department
linked to: Hautes-Pyrénées

Occitanie region
linked to: Occitanie
locatedInProtectedArea Parc national des Pyrénées
mountainRange Central Pyrenees
linked to: Pyrenees
near village of Gavarnie
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
notableFeature cirque amphitheatre
high waterfall drop
steep rock walls
partOf Gavarnie–Gèdre area
Pyrenees mountain range
linked to: Pyrenees

Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
popularFor hiking
mountain tourism
sightseeing
region southwestern France
subjectOf landscape photography
mountaineering literature
tourismSeason summer
winter
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria natural criteria (vii) and (viii)
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1997
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site

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Pyrenees containsValley Vallée de Gavarnie
Pyrenees containsCirque Cirque de Gavarnie
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
Pyrenees National Park contains Gavarnie Cirque
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Vallée de Gavarnie hasPart Cirque de Gavarnie
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
Vallée de Gavarnie hasPart Gavarnie Falls
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
Vallée de Gavarnie near village of Gavarnie
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne notableSection Gavarnie area
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Vignemale near Gavarnie
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
Hautes-Pyrénées contains Cirque de Gavarnie
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Hautes-Pyrénées contains Gavarnie
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Gave de Pau sourceLocation Gavarnie area
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Pyrénées – Mont Perdu contains Cirque de Gavarnie
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site contains Gavarnie Cirque
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
Hourquette d’Ossoue near Gavarnie
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
Hourquette d’Ossoue accessFrom Gavarnie side
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
Gave de Gavarnie drains Cirque de Gavarnie
subject linked to: Gave de Gavarnie river
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
Gave de Gavarnie flowsThrough Gavarnie
subject linked to: Gave de Gavarnie river
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
Gave de Gavarnie drainageBasinFeature Cirque de Gavarnie waterfall
subject linked to: Gave de Gavarnie river
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie
Gave de Gavarnie locatedNear Gavarnie-Gèdre
subject linked to: Gave de Gavarnie river
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie