Avenc de la Carretera

Ínfim avenc a la carretera de les Costes del Garraf, vora Vallcarca.

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Avenc de la Carretera

Ínfim avenc a la carretera de les Costes del Garraf, vora Vallcarca.

Sitges · Garraf

Length: 9 m · Depth: 3 m

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Tiny pit on the Costes del Garraf road, near Vallcarca, with a single small chamber about 7 metres long by 1.70 wide.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Sitges
Region: Garraf
Unit: Garraf, el
Length: 9 meters
Depth: 3 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Limestone
Last review: 2015-12-07

Location

Right beside the ditch (mountain side) of the C-31 road from Castelldefels to Sitges (km. 169.230), just past Cala Morisca and shortly before the right-hand bend that precedes Vallcarca.

Entrances

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Avenc de la Carretera
Elevation: 45 m
41.241602, 1.867597
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 405111 4566196
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Topographic

Avenc de la Carretera - Topography, Sitges, Garraf

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Description

Morphology

Through a narrow entrance (0.40 x 0.70 m.) one descends by a drop of almost 2 metres into a single small chamber about 7 metres long by 1.70 wide.

Progression

Through a narrow entrance (0.40 x 0.70 m.) one descends by a drop of almost 2 metres into a single small chamber about 7 metres long by 1.70 wide.

History

It was probably opened when the Costes road was built or in later widenings. The first reference we have is of a visit by members of GES – CMB in March 1959. The first data are those published by J. Borràs (1974) (GES-CMB), visited and surveyed by GEFOMA (1973). Later (1992) it was surveyed again by members of GE Badalona.