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SD7572 : Gaping Gill main chamber

4 km from Clapham, North Yorkshire, Great Britain

Gaping Gill main chamber

Gaping Gill's main chamber, during the 2006 August bank holiday winch meet of Craven Pothole Club. The main shaft is top centre, with the Rat and Mouse waterfalls entering on the left. The floor is littered with small rocks and muddy clay. The cavern regularly floods to a depth of 60 feet. The floor of the cavern is 360 feet below the surface of the moor above it.

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2006

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Grid Square: SD7572, 52 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Bob Smith (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph (Second Visitor for SD7572)
Date Taken: Saturday, 26 August, 2006 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 28 August, 2006
Category: Caves (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SD 750 726 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:8.9166N 2:23.0545W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SD 750 726
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)