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Cave in British Columbia, Canada
Gargantua
Upper (teapot) entrance
LocationAndy Good Plateau, Canada
Depth286 metres (938 ft)
Length6,001 metres (19,688 ft)
GeologyLimestone
Entrances5
HazardsIce, squeezes

Gargantua is a limestone cave located on the Andy Good Plateau in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. As of 2002 it has 6,001 metres (19,688 ft) of passages with a depth of 286 metres (938 ft). It contains the largest natural cavern in Canada at 290 metres (950 ft) long, 30 metres (98 ft) wide and 25 metres (82 ft) high.

In October 2002, a group of caving club students from W. R. Myers High School were trapped in the cave overnight, after failing to break through the waterfall exit.

  • The Big Dipper The Big Dipper
  • The waterfall exit after breaking through the ice to exit in the fall The waterfall exit after breaking through the ice to exit in the fall
  • The 56 foot pitch, 17 m pitch The 56 foot pitch, 17 m pitch
  • The Big Dipper The Big Dipper

References

  1. Journal of Subterranean Metaphysics #147, October 2002
  2. Rollins, Jon (2004). Caves of the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 79. ISBN 0-921102-94-1. OCLC 244770745.
  3. "Students rescued after spending night in mountain cave". CBC. Toronto, Ontario. Oct 21, 2002. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

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