Fontaine de Vaucluse (spring)

France / Provence-Alpes-Cote-dAzur / Fontaine-de-Vaucluse /
 spring, interesting place

"The Fontaine de Vaucluse is a karst spring in the commune of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Vaucluse department. It is the largest karst spring in metropolitan France by flow, and fifth largest in the world, with annual output of 630,000,000 to 700,000,000 cubic metres (2.2×1010 to 2.5×1010 cu ft) of water. The spring is the prime example in hydrogeology of a "Vaucluse spring"."
Source: Wikipedia.
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Coordinates:   43°55'6"N   5°7'55"E
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