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Avenc de Perepinta

Petit avenc de 15 metres de fondària a Ribes de Fresser.

Ribes de Freser • Ripollès20m15m

Small pit 15 metres deep at Ribes de Fresser, with a narrow entrance leading to a descending gallery.

Characteristics

Location

It opens on the left bank of the road from Ribes de Fresser to Bruguera, approximately about two kilometres from the former village and at the foot of the Serrat de Perepinta. Approximate coordinates with no precision at all.

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Entrances

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  1. Perepinta, Avenc de

    Elevation: 1080 m

    42.286578, 2.166217
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 431352 4682136
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Description

Morphology

A narrow entrance gives way to a descending gallery, at the bottom of which and through a narrow passage one reaches the upper part of a small chamber 7 metres above its base. The cavity is of tectonic type, structured on a joint, and is greatly affected by local collapses.

History

Explored in 1973 by members of the SIS of the Centre Excursionista de Terrassa.

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Bibliography

  1. Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F.(1980).-”el Ripollès, la Garrotxa i l'Alt Empordà”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. (vol. 4):1-296. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.

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