Global InformationBournillon cave information
| Bournillon Cave | |
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| Grotte de Bournillon | |
 Entrance of the Bournillon cave, the highest in Europe. | |
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| Location | Isère, France |
| Coordinates | 45°03′16″N 5°25′57″E / 45.05444°N 5.43250°E |
| Length | 7,886 metres (25,873 ft) |
| Elevation | 418 metres (1,371 ft) |
| Geology | Limestone |
The Bournillon cave (French: grotte de Bournillon) is located in the commune of Châtelus in the Isère Department of France, in the Vercors Massif. Its entrance is 105 metres (344 ft) high, and 60 metres (200 ft) wide, and is the largest in Europe.[1][2] It is one of the main karst springs of Vercors, with a maximum flow rate of 80 cubic metres (2,800 cu ft) per second, which feeds a hydroelectric plant.[1]
- ^ a b Gilli, Eric (November 2020). Big Karst Chambers. Switzerland: Springer Nature. pp. 25–33. ISBN 978-3-030-58731-4.
- ^ Liz Wheeler, ed. (2003). Earth. Dorling Kindersley. p. 256. ISBN 1-4053-0018-3.