Aven Armand Cave
E447928
Aven Armand Cave is a spectacular limestone cavern in southern France renowned for its immense underground chamber filled with hundreds of towering stalagmites.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
limestone cave
ⓘ
show cave ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Louis Armand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1897 ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | limestone ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | access via man-made shaft and tunnel ⓘ |
| hasClimate | cool stable underground temperature ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern | impact of tourism on speleothems ⓘ |
| hasDepth | over 70 metres below surface ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large underground chamber
ⓘ
speleothems ⓘ stalactites ⓘ stalagmites ⓘ |
| hasFormationProcess | karst dissolution of limestone by water ⓘ |
| hasLighting | artificial illumination ⓘ |
| hasManagement | private operator under concession ⓘ |
| hasParking | visitor car park at entrance area ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicInterest | large stalagmite forest ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | located within a protected natural area ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | surface reception buildings ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialSignage | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lozère department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
southern France ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Causse Méjean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumChamberHeight | approximately 45 metres ⓘ |
| maximumChamberLength | approximately 110 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Louis Armand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Gorges du Tarn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meyrueis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hundreds of towering stalagmites
ⓘ
immense single chamber ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1927 ⓘ |
| partOf | Causses plateau karst system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | karst plateau ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
geological research
ⓘ
tourism promotion in Lozère ⓘ |
| touristAccess |
guided tours
ⓘ
underground funicular ⓘ |
| usedFor |
scientific study of karst
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
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