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The Gouffre Berger is a French cave discovered on 24 May 1953 by Joseph Berger, Bouvet, Ruiz de Arcaute and Marc Jouffray. From 1953 to 1963, it was regarded as the deepest cave in the world at , relinquishing this title to the previous contender, Pierre Saint Martin, in 1964, after further exploration. The Gouffre Berger is now ranked 28th deepest cave in the world, and the 4th in France. To return from the bottom of the cave back to the surface can take between 15 and 30 hours, without long breaks. In 1967, Ken Pearce, a metallurgy teacher from Britain, descended with the Pegasus caving club team from Nottingham UK, organised and led by Peter Watkinson, and along with a dive, reached a depth of . They emerged after 13 days underground, having set a new world record at the time. In 1968, B Leger and J Dubois reached a depth of . This record was held until July 1982, when Patrick Penez attained . In recent years there have been six fatalities in this cave, five due to water. During a storm or heavy rain, the Gouffre Berger can become a dangerous trap and the water levels rise very quickly. In 1996, Englishwoman Nicole Dollimore and Hungarian Istvan Torda died due to violent flooding in the cave. ==Location== The entrance is within the commune of Engins high on the Vercors Plateau. In June 2001, the commune lifted a two-year ban on exploring this cave. *Co-ordinates: Lambert III : x=856.630; y=3329,440; z=1460 〔Spéléo dans le Vercors Tome I - Edisud〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gouffre Berger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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