Gourie Cave
{{Short description|River cave in Manchester Parish in Jamaica}}
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| name = Gourie Cave
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| photo_caption Jamaica Caving Club (Alan Fincham) at the 5 metre pitch at the end of the Wallows about 1972. =
| map = Jamaica
| location = Manchester Parish, Jamaica
| coordinates = {{coord|18.194456|N|77.5106049|W|region:JM-12|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| length = {{convert|3505|m|ft}}
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Gourie Cave is a large river cave in Manchester Parish in west-central Jamaica. At 3505 meters it is the longest cave known in the island.{{cite web |last=Van Rentergem |first=Guy |url=http://users.skynet.be/sky33676/why.html |title=Why Jamaica?|accessdate=2009-09-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527025915/http://users.skynet.be/sky33676/why.html |archive-date=2009-05-27}} It is susceptible to flooding.
See also
External links
- [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=18.194456&lon=-77.5106049&z=18&l=0&m=b&v=8 Aerial view].
- [http://www.fincham.co.uk/Caves/gourie.htm Photos]
- [http://www.jamaicancaves.org/gourie_070216.htm Gourie Cave - Jamaican Caves Organisation]
References
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{{Caves of Jamaica}}
Category:Geography of Manchester Parish
Category:Caves of the Caribbean
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