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Gargantua
Middle entrance of the Gargantua cave (British Columbia - September 2010).jpg
Upper (teapot) entrance
Location Andy Good Plateau, Canada
Depth 286 m
Length 6001m
Geology Limestone
Entrances 5
Hazards Ice, squeezes

Gargantua is a limestone cave located on the Andy Good Plateau in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. As of 2002 it has 6001 m of passages with a depth of 286 m. It contains the largest natural cavern in Canada at 290m long, 30m wide and 25m high.

In October 2002, a group of caving club students from W. R. Myers High School were trapped in the cave overnight, after failing to break through the waterfall exit.

  • "Big Dipper" series of phreatic tubes,Gargantua cave, British Columbia

    The Big Dipper

  • Waterfall exit

    The waterfall exit after breaking through the ice to exit in the fall

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    The 56 foot pitch, 17 m pitch

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    The Big Dipper

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cueva Gargantúa para niños

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