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Avenc del Canut

Avenc del Canut

Small pit 13 metres deep in the Campgràs area, Sitges, 53 metres E10N of avenc de la Fragata.

Sitges • Garraf 19m 13m

Small pit 13 metres deep in the Campgràs area, Sitges, 53 metres E10N of avenc de la Fragata.

Characteristics

Location

It is located 53 metres E10N of avenc de la Fragata, in the Campgràs area, Sitges.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Canut, Avenc

    Elevation: 502 m

    41.286220, 1.914660
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 409212 4571303
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Description

Morphology

The narrow entrance is 0.4x0.5 metres and is hidden among blocks. A 10.5-metre-deep shaft is accessed, divided at the lower part by a natural wall 3 metres high. At the base, one can descend a couple more metres into an elongated passage where 13.5 metres of depth is reached.

History

The first exploration was carried out by the GES del CMB.

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Bibliography

  1. Montoriol, J.; Muntan, L. (1959).- 'Resultados de nuevas investigaciones en el campo de dolinas del Pla de Campgrás (macizo de Garraf, Barcelona)'  Speleon T. X (3-4): 127-152. Universidad de Oviedo.
  1. Rovira, J; García,J.J. (1971).-”Nuevas simas descubiertas en el Pla de Campgràs”. Espeleosie (10):34-62. SIE-CE Àliga. Barcelona.
  1. Borràs, J. (1973).-Catálogo Espeleológico del Macizo de Garraf (I):1-156.Barcelona.

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