Lombrives

Lombrives
Entrance to Lombrives
Location in France
Location	Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains, Ariège, France
Coordinates	42°49′24″N 01°36′59″E / 42.82333°N 1.61639°ECoordinates: 42°49′24″N 01°36′59″E / 42.82333°N 1.61639°E

Lombrives is a large cave located in Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains, Ariège, southwestern France. It was first excavated in the late nineteenth century by Félix Régnault.^[1] Lombrives holds the record for being the largest cave in Europe, and contains many rare minerals.^[2] The cave has a length of 39 kilometres (24 mi).^[3]

Homo sapiens Bronze age, Noulet 1882 MHNT

References

1. Bon, François; Dubois, Sébastien; Labails, Marie-Dominique (2010). Le Muséum de Toulouse et l'invention de la préhistoire. Muséum de Toulouse. ISBN 978-2-906702-18-9.
2. "GROTTE DE LOMBRIVES". Ariege-Pyrenees. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
3. "Lombrives reçoit le Guiness". Ladepeche. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.