BIGGEST -- Spring in France
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Dirkjogt
N 43° 55.070 E 005° 07.977
31T E 671244 N 4864958
‘La Fontaine de Vaucluse’ is the source of the river Sorgue, France
Waymark Code: WMC3M0
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 07/21/2011
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‘La Fontaine de Vaucluse’ is the source of the river Sorgue at the foot of a cliff 240 metres high. Its average flow is 22 m3 / second, the highest in France, and can attain 110 m3 after the snow melts. It wasn't until 1985 that the mystery of its origin was partially revealed: in effect, the lowest point is at -308m depth attained by a robot belonging to the Spelunking Society of Fontaine de Vaucluse. The spring is the only exit point of a subterranean basin of 1200 km2 that collects the water from Mount Ventoux, the Vaucluse Mountains and from the Lure Mountain. The ‘Spring of Vaucluse’ is the biggest spring in France. It is also the fifth largest in the world with an annual flow of 630 million cubic metres.
(see also GCZTDJ – earthcache)
Type of documentation of superlative status: Wikipedia
Location of coordinates: The spring of Vaucluse (at the end of the walking path between the town and the spring
Web Site: [Web Link]
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