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The Padirac Chasm or Gouffre de Padirac is a cave located near Gramat, in the Lot département, in France.

Features
The chasm itself is 99m around its rim. Visitors descend approximately 75m before entering a cave system which is partly negotiated by boat. This cave system is regarded as "one of the most extraordinary natural phenomena of the Massif Central".

History
Much of the credit for opening the cave system is owed to Guy de Lavaur (1903-86), who came to Padirac in 1938 and managed to penetrate 15km of the cave system.

Links
Le Gouffre de Padirac