- Gouffre Berger
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pronunciation =The Gouffre Berger was discovered on
May 24 ,1953 by , Bouvet Ruiz de Arcaute and Marc Jouffray. From 1953 to 1963, it was regarded as the deepest cave in the world, relinquishing this title to the previous contender, Pierre Saint Martin in 1964, after further exploration.Location
The entrance is found on within the commune of
Engins , en France.
*Co-ordinates: Lambert III : x=856.630; y=3329,440; z=1460 [Spéléo dans le Vercors Tome I - Edisud]References
Bibliography
*"Opération -1000" by Jean Cadoux, Jean Lavigne, Géo Mathhieu, Louis Potié. - Grenoble : Edition de Grenoble, 1955.
*Réédition : "Opération -1000", idem. - Marseille : Édition Jeann Lafitte. 261 pages ; ISBN : 9 782862 762326Links
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Vercors
*Engins External links
* [http://cds38.free.fr/speleo.php/501-gouffre_berger.html Website of Comité Départementale de Spéléologie de l'Isère]
* [http://latronche.free.fr/berger.html Access details, history and survey of cave]
* [http://gouffreberger.bravehost.com/ Interclubs Berger 2006]
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