
Avenc de les Portes
A 23-metre-deep pit in Vallirana.
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Avenc de les Portes
A 23-metre-deep pit in Vallirana.
Vallirana · Baix Llobregat
Length: 47 m · Depth: 23 m
Updated record
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A 23-metre-deep pit in Vallirana.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
It is a large collapse with vertical walls and an elliptical shape. The mouth is 33x22 metres and the drop between the upper and lower lip is 13 metres. Inside, some rockfalls can be seen in the upper part. The floor is covered with blocks and lush vegetation.
History
Explored by Norbert Font i Sagué on 26 August 1898.
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Bibliography
- Font i Sagué, Norbert. (1897).-”Sota Terra. Preliminars per una excursió espeleològica”. Butlletí del CEC (28): 153-158. CEC. Barcelona.
- Font i Sagué, Norbert. (1898).-”Un descobriment Espeleològich (teoria de la Font d'Armena)”. Butlletí del CEC (45): 237-248 (46): 265-276. CEC. Barcelona.
- Lloret Prieto, Jordi.(1982).-”Catàleg Espeleològic del Massís de Garraf. Unitat Septentrional. Pla d'Ardenya TOMO II” GOURS (9):7-101. GEFOMA. Barcelona.
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