Grotta Gigante

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Grotta Gigante is a vast show cave in the Karst region of northeastern Italy, renowned for having one of the world’s largest tourist-accessible underground chambers.

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Grotta Gigante canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf karst cave
show cave
country Italy
hasAccessType guided tours
hasAlternativeName Grotta di Brisciachi
hasAverageHumidity high
hasAverageInternalTemperature about 11 °C
hasCaveDepth about 100 m below surface
hasDiscoveryYear 1840
hasEntranceElevation about 274 m above sea level
hasFeature artificial lighting
large stalactites
large stalagmites
massive underground chamber
hasFirstExplorationYear 1840
hasFormationProcess karstification
hasGeologicalType limestone cave
hasLightingInstallationYear 1908
hasMainChamberHeight about 98 m
hasMainChamberLength about 167 m
hasMainChamberVolume about 365000 m³
hasMainChamberWidth about 76 m
hasNameMeaning Giant Cave
hasNumberOfSteps over 500
hasOnsiteMuseum true
hasPublicOpeningYear 1908
hasScientificInstallation long-period pendulums for crustal movement studies
hasTourPathLength about 850 m
hasVisitorCenter true
hosts geodetic pendulums
isAmong largest tourist-accessible underground chambers in the world
isOpenToPublic true
isPartOf Classical Karst region
isShowCaveSince 1908
languageOfName Italian
locatedIn Friuli Venezia Giulia
Karst Plateau
northeastern Italy
municipality Sgonico
nearestCity Trieste
linked to: Trieste, Italy
province Province of Trieste
region Friuli Venezia Giulia
subjectOf geophysical studies
speleological studies
tourDuration about 1 hour
usedFor geophysical research
tourism

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Karst Plateau contains Grotta Gigante
Carso contains Grotta Gigante
Italian Karst contains Grotta Gigante