Avenc de les Tormines

Avenc de 13 metres de fondària a Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant.

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Avenc de les Tormines

Avenc de 13 metres de fondària a Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant.

Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant · Baix Camp

Length: 17 m · Depth: 13 m

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A 13-metre-deep pit in Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, on the left bank of the riu de Llastres, about 5 metres above its bed, near Masboquera.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant
Region: Baix Camp
Unit: Muntanyes de Vandellós - Tivissa
Length: 17 meters
Depth: 13 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Limestone
Last review: 2016-07-30

Location

It is located on the left bank of the riu de Llastres, about 5 metres above its bed, at the point where it makes a marked bend, a short distance to the NE of Masboquera. Coordinates are not very precise.

Entrances

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Avenc de les Tormines
Elevation: 190 m
41.023598, 0.866280
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 320609 4543569
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Topographic

Avenc de les Tormines - Topography, Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, Baix Camp

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Description

Morphology

The fairly wide entrance forms a steep slope towards a shaft of -10 metres with an average width of 2 metres. The base descends gently until it meets a widening where the floor is covered by a thick layer of plant detritus and stones.

History

Explored by Josep Castell and his group in 1966, when he was then a member of the ERE-CEC. It was later visited by members of the GE Pedraforca, who visited and surveyed it in 1973. At certain times the entrance remains blocked by material carried down by the ravine during floods.

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Bibliography

Borràs, J.; Miñarro, J.M.; Talavera, F.(1984).-”el baix camp, el priorat i la ribera d'ebre”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.7):114-115. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
Montserrat i Nebot, Alfred.(1983).-”Sobre algunes cavitats de les comerques del baix camp i priorat (i II)”. Espeleòleg (34-35):280-293. ERE-CEC. Barcelona.