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Avenc de la Caseta Forestal

Avenc de la Caseta Forestal

Small 5 m deep pit in the El Port massif, near the TV repeaters on mont Caro.

Roquetes • Baix Ebre 7m 5m

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Avenc de la Caseta Forestal

Small 5 m deep pit in the El Port massif, near the TV repeaters on mont Caro.

Roquetes · Baix Ebre

Length: 7 m · Depth: 5 m

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Main entrance reference 40.803310, 0.344210 UTM 31 · 276065 4720521
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Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Small 5 m deep pit in the El Port massif, near the TV repeaters on mont Caro.

Characteristics

Location

A few metres below the installations of the TV repeaters on mont Caro there is (or was) a small foresters' hut, a few metres from which this tiny cavity was found. Approximate coordinates.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Avenc de la Caseta Forestal

    Elevation: 1430 m

    40.803310, 0.344210
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 276065 4720521
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

Small cavity consisting of a single subvertical shaft reaching 5 metres in depth.

History

The only mention, and very possibly the first exploration, was that of the SIE del CEA in January 1974.

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Bibliography

  1. SIE (1978).- “Contribució al coneixement espeleològic dels Ports del Caro (Baix Ebre) (IV): La Mola de Catí i el Mont Caro”. EspeleoSie (21): 27-70. SIE-CE Àliga. Barcelona.

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