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    October 26, 2022

    The Sorgente del Gorgazzo (also known as "El Buso") is an underwater cave from which the stream of the same name originates, a tributary of the Livenza river. It looks like a large and deep pool, hidden among trees and rocks, fed by clear and icy waters that take on the color of an intense blue with remarkable reflections. The name derives from the Friulian “gorc” which means precisely abyss, followed by the augmentative / derogatory suffix “aç”.

    It is the second deepest karst spring with a siphon in Europe (after the Fonte di Vaucluse in Provence). Near the mouth of the cavity, at a depth of 9 meters, the statue of a Christ was placed, visible from the shore. Due to the occurrence of several fatal accidents, the source was forbidden to diving for 19 years (from 1995 to 2014).

    This is the Italian source explored more in depth. In 2008 the speleonaut Luigi Casati reached -212 meters. On 5 September 2019, the Polish speleosub Krzysztof Starnawski reached a depth of -222 meters, a limit so far undefeated due to the danger and strong internal currents.

    borgocreativopolcenigo.it/la-sorgente-del-gorgazzo

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      Location: Polcenigo, Pordenone, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

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