Gaping Gill
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Gaping Gill is a famous and vast natural cave system in North Yorkshire, England, known for its spectacular underground chamber and one of the largest unbroken underground waterfalls in the UK.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gaping Gill system | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cave system
ⓘ
karst cave ⓘ natural cave ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
ladder
ⓘ
single-rope technique ⓘ winch ⓘ |
| approximateDepth |
about 105 metres
ⓘ
about 344 feet ⓘ |
| chamberDimensions |
approximately 129 metres long
ⓘ
approximately 31 metres wide ⓘ up to about 35 metres high ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Ingleborough Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectionType | flooded passage ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drainage | subterranean drainage to Ingleborough Cave ⓘ |
| exploredBy | cavers ⓘ |
| firstRecordedDescentBy | Édouard-Alfred Martel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordedDescentYear | 1895 ⓘ |
| formedBy | water erosion ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | limestone ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Gaping Ghyll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent | public winch meet ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large underground chamber
ⓘ
unbroken underground waterfall ⓘ |
| hasSurvey | cave survey maps ⓘ |
| knownFor |
one of the highest unbroken underground waterfalls in the UK
ⓘ
one of the largest underground chambers in Britain ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
North Yorkshire ⓘ Yorkshire Dales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNationalPark | Yorkshire Dales National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ingleborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Clapham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British cave system network ⓘ |
| publicWinchOccurs |
late August bank holiday
ⓘ
spring bank holiday ⓘ |
| publicWinchOrganisedBy |
Bradford Pothole Club
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Craven Pothole Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Craven district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulation | access managed by local caving clubs ⓘ |
| requires | specialist caving equipment ⓘ |
| risk | flooding ⓘ |
| tourism | popular destination for cavers ⓘ |
| watercourse | Fell Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterfallHeight |
about 322 feet
ⓘ
about 98 metres ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Gaping Gill system