Gaube Valley headwall
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The Gaube Valley headwall is a dramatic cliff and cirque complex in the central Pyrenees, forming the steep upper end of the Gaube Valley beneath the Vignemale massif.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cirque headwall
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cliff ⓘ glacial landform ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Ossoue Valley headwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| below |
Petit Vignemale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pique Longue (Vignemale summit) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pointe Chausenque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Gave de Gaube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faces | south ⓘ |
| forms | upper end of Gaube Valley ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin |
Paleozoic crystalline rocks
ⓘ
glacial erosion ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glacial cirques
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hanging glaciers (seasonal and historical) ⓘ steep rock walls ⓘ |
| hasProminence | forms one of the most prominent cirque walls in the French Pyrenees ⓘ |
| hasRelativeLocation | north of main Vignemale summits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
French Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaube Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Hautes-Pyrénées department NERFINISHED ⓘ Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
central Pyrenees ⓘ |
| near | Cauterets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Lac de Gaube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vignemale massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine climbing
ⓘ
glacial geomorphology study ⓘ ice climbing (in winter) ⓘ mountain photography ⓘ |
| within | Pyrenees National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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