Avenc de Sant Jordi
Cavitat de 13 metres de fondària al municipi de Camarasa.
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Avenc de Sant Jordi
Cavitat de 13 metres de fondària al municipi de Camarasa.
Camarasa · Noguera
Length: 23 m · Depth: 13 m
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A cavity 13 metres deep in Camarasa, next to the track that leads from the ermita de Sant Jordi towards the corrals and the store in the middle of the plain.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
An entrance 4X1 metres gives access to a shaft 5 metres deep. On the N side there is a ramp that ends at 5 metres. On the other side, a ramp leads to the level -10. Here the joint turns towards the East, until with difficulty reaching the level -13, where the cavity continues, but at present the passage is impassable.
Progression
During the exploration by GEFOMA in 1971 they were able to reach the level -18 metres, and 6 metres more sounded.
History
Known since time immemorial, the first known mention is from the middle of the 19th century. The GELL explores it in 1960; in 1970 it is explored by GEFOMA and in 1971 they survey it. In 2015 the EC Gràcia carries out a new survey. This cavity has very often been confused with the Forat Bufador de Sant Jordi, although Jeannel and Racovitza in 1912 already make clear that it is a question of two different cavities, referring to the fact that the Forat Bufador has a very narrow entrance and that it is found very close to the ermita.
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Bibliography
- Font i Sagué, N.(1897).-”Catàlech Espeleològich de Catalunya (Continuació)”. Butll. Cent. Exc. Catalunya (33):266-274. CE Catalunya. Barcelona.
- Jeannel, R. Et Racovitza, EG.(1912).-“Enumération des grottes visitées, 1909 -1911. (Quatrième série)”. Biospeologica. (XXIV).
- Lloret Prieto, J. (1973).-“ Avenc de Sant Jordi” GOURS (1): 14-17 pp. GEFOMA, Barcelona.
- Madoz, Pascual.(1845-50).-Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones en ultramar.
- Puig i Larraz, G.(1896).-”Cavernas i Simas de España”. Bol.Com.Map.Geol. de España (21).
- Dades, topografia actualitzada i fotografies, extretes del blog de Jordi de Valles (www.cavitatsdecatalunya.blogspot.com.es) post del 7 de novembre de 2015.
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