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Avenc de la Figuera

Tiny 7-metre-deep pit in el Vendrell, located on the S slope of the serra Pedregosa, at the head of the barranc Gros.

Vendrell, El • Baix Penedès 13m 7m

Tiny 7-metre-deep pit in el Vendrell, located on the S slope of the serra Pedregosa, at the head of the barranc Gros.

Characteristics

Location

It is located on the S slope of the serra Pedregosa, two kilometres in an SSE direction from Albinyana, within the municipal area of el Vendrell. It lies about 200 metres E of Puig Lleó, at the head of the barranc Gros. Approximate coordinates without much reliability.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Avenc de la Figuera

    Elevation: 290 m

    41.228311, 1.497155
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 374138 4565395
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Description

Morphology

Tiny 7-metre-deep pit. A small 3-metre-deep shaft gives access to this small cavity, followed by a steep slope that is the base of a small chamber; on the W wall a narrow passage opens that communicates with a small final chamber.

Progression

A small 3-metre-deep shaft gives access to this small cavity, followed by a steep slope that is the base of a small chamber; on the W wall a narrow passage opens that communicates with a small final chamber.

History

Located and explored in 1968 (SES del Club Esquí Puigmal).

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Bibliography

  1. Agüera, A.(1997).-”El macizo cavernoso de Albinyana”. Més Avall (1):14-102. SES- Club Esquí Puigmal. Barcelona.
  2. Borràs, J.; Miñarro, J.M.; Talavera, F.(1978).-”l'Alt Camp, la Conca de Barberà, el Baix Penedès i el Tarragonès” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.2):1-246. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.

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