Gargantua (cave) explained

Gargantua
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Location:Andy Good Plateau, Canada
Geology:Limestone
Entrance Count:5
Hazards:Ice, squeezes

Gargantua is a limestone cave located on the Andy Good Plateau in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. it has of passages with a depth of .[1] It contains the largest natural cavern in Canada at long, wide and high.[2]

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.[3]

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Notes and References

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