Avenc de les Bombes

Avenc de 19 metres de fondària a Cabacés

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Avenc de les Bombes

Avenc de 19 metres de fondària a Cabacés

Cabacés · Priorat

Length: 53 m · Depth: 19 m

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A 19-metre-deep pit in Cabacés, explored by Santi Orduña (SIRE-SANTS) in 1968.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Cabacés
Region: Priorat
Unit: Montsant, el
Length: 53 meters
Depth: 19 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Last review: 2012-11-17

Location

From Cabacés, we take the path heading towards the coll de Cantallops. Once there, we turn left along the same ridge until we find the mouth of the pit right on the crest.

Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Avenc de les Bombes
Elevation: 462 m
41.239440, 0.737110
UTM 31T (ED 50) 310466 4568009
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Topographic

Avenc de les Bombes - Topography, Cabacés, Priorat

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Description

Morphology

A 4 x 0.5 metre fissure gives way to a -9 metre shaft, which places us right in the middle of a joint that we can explore in both directions, until the narrowness and the accumulation of blocks prevent us from doing so.

History

Explored by Santi Orduña (SIRE-SANTS) in 1968.

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Bibliography

Farrús, M.;Satorra, A.;Pérez, Ll.(1999).-”Resultats de les campanyes del grup espeleològic lleidatà a la serra del Montsant. Anys 1995-1997. El Montsant”. Grallera (5):5-44. GELL. Lleida.

Farrús, M.;Satorra, A.;Pérez, Ll.(2006).-”Resultats de les campanyes del GELL a la serra del Montsant,II. Anys 1998-2005”. Grallera (6):3-33. GELL. Lleida.
Borrás,J.;Miñarro,JM.;Talavera,F.(1984).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (7):135-240. ed. Políglota. Barcelona.