Gouffre Berger

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Gouffre Berger
Location Vercors
Geology Limestone

The Gouffre Berger was discovered on May 24, 1953 by, Bouvet Ruiz de Arcaute and Marc Jouffray. From 1953 to 1963, it was regarded as the deepest cave in the world, relinquishing this title to the previous contender, Pierre Saint Martin in 1964, after further exploration.

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[edit] Location

The entrance is found on within the commune of Engins, en France.

  • Co-ordinates: Lambert III : x=856.630; y=3329,440; z=1460 [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Spéléo dans le Vercors Tome I - Edisud

[edit] Bibliography

  • Opération -1000 by Jean Cadoux, Jean Lavigne, Géo Mathhieu, Louis Potié. - Grenoble : Edition de Grenoble, 1955.
  • Réédition : Opération -1000, idem. - Marseille : Édition Jeann Lafitte. 261 pages ; ISBN : 9 782862 762326

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