Avenc del Neix

Tiny 4-metre-deep pit in Albinyana, formed by a single subvertical gallery that re-emerges to the surface.

Albinyana • Baix Penedès 4m 4m

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Avenc del Neix

Tiny 4-metre-deep pit in Albinyana, formed by a single subvertical gallery that re-emerges to the surface.

Albinyana · Baix Penedès

Length: 4 m · Depth: 4 m

Updated record

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Tiny 4-metre-deep pit in Albinyana, formed by a single subvertical gallery that re-emerges to the surface.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Albinyana
Region: Baix Penedès
Unit: Bonastre,Massís de
Length: 4 meters
Depth: 4 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Dolomite
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

Just over 30 metres above the Neix spring, the most important in the massif.

The coordinates provided by the authors place it 2 kilometres E of the place where it is actually located, in the middle of a field of crops situated 140 metres above sea level. The Neix spring, currently channelled and used for consumption in Albinyana, lies right next to the old path that climbed from Albinyana to the chapel of Sant Antoni.

Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Avenc del Neix
Elevation: 325 m
41.243439, 1.476962
UTM 31T (ED 50) 372475 4567104
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Description

Morphology

It is formed by a single subvertical gallery with a 4-metre drop that re-emerges to the surface.

Progression

No survey is available.

History

Located and explored in 1968 (SES del Club Esquí Puigmal).

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Bibliography

Agüera, A.(1997).-”El macizo cavernoso de Albinyana”. Més Avall (1):14-102. SES- Club Esquí Puigmal. Barcelona.
Borràs, J.; Miñarro, J.M.; Talavera, F.(1978).-”l'Alt Camp, la Conca de Barberà, el Baix Penedès i el Tarragonès” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.2):1-246. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.