Lombrives

Lombrives

Entrance to Lombrives
Map showing the location of Lombrives

Location in France

Location Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains, Ariège, France
Coordinates 42°49′24″N 01°36′59″E / 42.82333°N 1.61639°E / 42.82333; 1.61639Coordinates: 42°49′24″N 01°36′59″E / 42.82333°N 1.61639°E / 42.82333; 1.61639

Lombrives is a large cave located in Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains, Ariège, southwestern France. It was first excavated in the late nineteenth century by Félix Régnault.[1] Lombrives holds the record for being the largest cave in Europe, and contains many rare minerals.[2] The cave has a length of 39 kilometres (24 mi).[3]

Homo sapiens Bronze age, Noulet 1882 MHNT

References

  1. ↑ Bon, François; Dubois, Sébastien; Labails, Marie-Dominique (2010). Le Muséum de Toulouse et l'invention de la préhistoire. Muséum de Toulouse. ISBN 978-2-906702-18-9.
  2. ↑ "GROTTE DE LOMBRIVES". Ariege-Pyrenees. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lombrives reçoit le Guiness". Ladepeche. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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