Avenc dels Caps

Esquerda de 10 m. de fondària al Port (Horta de Sant Joan)

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Avenc dels Caps

Esquerda de 10 m. de fondària al Port (Horta de Sant Joan)

Horta de Sant Joan · Terra Alta

Length: 20 m · Depth: 10 m

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A 10 m deep pothole at the Port (Horta de Sant Joan), with a 3 m long entrance and a single shaft.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Horta de Sant Joan
Region: Terra Alta
Unit: Port, el
Length: 20 meters
Depth: 10 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Limestone
Last review: 2012-11-17

Location

Beside a rock step, a few metres S of the cova Petita and the cova del Sot and 23 metres NE of the cova del Carboner. Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Avenc dels Caps
Elevation: 670 m
40.876360, 0.298440
UTM 31T (ED 50) 272453 4528748
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Topographic

Avenc dels Caps - Topography, Horta de Sant Joan, Terra Alta

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Description

Morphology

The entrance is 3 metres long and the width does not reach 1.5.

Progression

It has a single shaft that can be descended by a couple of drops and a short ramp. On the E wall it is possible to reach, by climbing up about 3 metres, a small chamber closed off by boulders.

History

Discovered and explored by members of the ERE – CEC and of the Biblioteca Balaguer de Vilanova i la Geltrú, during the campaigns they carried out between the years 1972 and 1974.

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Bibliography

Castell, J.; Albalate,A. I Bravo,J. (1975-76).- “Catàleg de cavitats d'Horta de Sant Joan (Tarragona). Sector la Moleta del Mas de la Franqueta”. Speleon (22): 251-270. Centre Excursionista de Catalunya. Barcelona.