Grotta Gigante

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Grotta Gigante is a vast show cave in the Karst region of northeastern Italy, renowned for having one of the world’s largest tourist-accessible underground chambers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf karst cave
show cave
country Italy
hasAccessType guided tours
hasAlternativeName Grotta di Brisciachi NERFINISHED
hasAverageHumidity high
hasAverageInternalTemperature about 11 °C
hasCaveDepth about 100 m below surface
hasDiscoveryYear 1840
hasEntranceElevation about 274 m above sea level
hasFeature artificial lighting
large stalactites
large stalagmites
massive underground chamber
hasFirstExplorationYear 1840
hasFormationProcess karstification
hasGeologicalType limestone cave
hasLightingInstallationYear 1908
hasMainChamberHeight about 98 m
hasMainChamberLength about 167 m
hasMainChamberVolume about 365000 m³
hasMainChamberWidth about 76 m
hasNameMeaning Giant Cave NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfSteps over 500
hasOnsiteMuseum true
hasPublicOpeningYear 1908
hasScientificInstallation long-period pendulums for crustal movement studies
hasTourPathLength about 850 m
hasVisitorCenter true
hosts geodetic pendulums
isAmong largest tourist-accessible underground chambers in the world
isOpenToPublic true
isPartOf Classical Karst region
isShowCaveSince 1908
languageOfName Italian
locatedIn Friuli Venezia Giulia
Karst Plateau NERFINISHED
northeastern Italy
municipality Sgonico NERFINISHED
nearestCity Trieste NERFINISHED
province Province of Trieste NERFINISHED
region Friuli Venezia Giulia NERFINISHED
subjectOf geophysical studies
speleological studies
tourDuration about 1 hour
usedFor geophysical research
tourism

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Karst Plateau contains Grotta Gigante