Gargantua | |
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Location | Andy Good Plateau, Canada |
Depth | 286 metres (938 ft) |
Length | 6,001 metres (19,688 ft) |
Geology | Limestone |
Entrances | 5 |
Hazards | Ice, squeezes |
Gargantua is a limestone cave located on the Andy Good Plateau in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. As of 2002[update] it has 6,001 metres (19,688 ft) of passages with a depth of 286 metres (938 ft).[1] 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.[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]