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Avenc Cp.8

Small pit 10 m deep on the S slope of Mont Caro (el Port), at the head of the barranc de Cova Pintada. CP.8 lies a few metres below the road.

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Small pit 10 m deep on the S slope of Mont Caro (el Port), at the head of the barranc de Cova Pintada. CP.8 lies a few metres below the road.

Characteristics

Location

On the S slope of the summit of the Caro that forms the head of the barranc de Cova Pintada. All the cavities located in the upper area of this barranc lie relatively close to one another, situated within the channel formed by the barranc.

CP.8 lies a few metres below the road, when one begins to descend towards the rest of the cavities.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Cp.8, Avenc

    Elevation: 1410 m

    40.802749, 0.344091
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 276052 4520458
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Description

Morphology

It is a pit that reaches 10 metres in depth.

Progression

No survey is available.

History

After the first searches in the lower area of the barranc de Cova Pintada, begun in 1985 by members of the Espeleo Club Tortosa, prospecting continued through the higher area while seeking possible connections with CP.1.

The exploration of CP.8 was probably carried out towards the autumn of 1987.

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Bibliography

  1. Espeleo Club Tortosa (1993).- “A la recerca de noves grans cavitats a Catalunya – Avanç al coneixement de les noves cavitats de la vessant sud de Caro”. Sota Terra (7):60-73. GES – CM Barcelonès.
  • Coordenades calculades sobre el mapa del Catàleg Espeleològic dels Ports ( blog de l'Espeleo Club Tortosa)

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