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Cirque de Gavarnie

Name: Cirque de Gavarnie
Address: France

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Photo: Andreas Skorka, DAV Sektion Kassel

Der großartigste Talabschluss unter vielen schönen in den Pyrenäen. Die Felswände erheben sich 1.500 Meter über den Talboden, das Wasser im Großen Wasserfall fällt über 400 Meter herab.

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Andreas Skorka

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DAV Sektion Kassel

Coordinates

42.701917, -0.006785

DMS

42°42'06.9"N 0°00'24.4"W

UTM

30T 745157 4732059

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