Gouffre Mirolda

Gouffre Mirolda
Map showing the location of Gouffre Mirolda
Map showing the location of Gouffre Mirolda
Location
Map showing the location of Gouffre Mirolda
Map showing the location of Gouffre Mirolda
Gouffre Mirolda (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
LocationSamoëns, France
Coordinates46°05′19.9″N 6°46′14″E / 46.088861°N 6.77056°E / 46.088861; 6.77056
Depth1,662 metres (5,453 ft)
Length21,800 metres (71,500 ft)
Elevation1,880 metres (6,170 ft)
Discovery1971
Entrances7
La montagne du Criou

Gouffre Mirolda is a karstic cave located in the Haut-Giffre[1] mountain range, in the commune of Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France. It is connected to the Lucien Bouclier cave system, and has a depth of −1,662 m (−5,453 ft).[2] It is the sixth deepest cave in the world and the deepest one in Europe.

  1. ^ Delannoy, Jean-Jacques; Maire, Richard (1984). "Les grandes cavités alpines. Répartition et contexte hydrogéologique" [Large alpine cavities. Distribution and hydrogeological context]. karstologia (in French). Fédération française de spéléologie and Association française de karstologie. p. 61..
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).