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Avenc Gran de la Portella

Avenc Gran de la Portella

A 15-metre-deep pit near la Portella (Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant), explored by the SIEP of CE Poblet in 1972.

Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant • Baix Camp 30m 15m

A 15-metre-deep pit near la Portella (Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant), explored by the SIEP of CE Poblet in 1972.

Characteristics

Location

From la Portella one must head east, descending several ledges down to a large doline; the pit opens on the first of these ledges, at the foot of a small crag.

Coordinates to be reviewed. The coordinates were provided to us by Floren Fadrique and correspond to a pit he located in this area, but it is not very certain that it is the same cavity.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Portella, Avenc Gran de la

    Elevation: 705 m

    40.996654, 0.862591
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 320225 4540585
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Photos

Avenc Gran de la Portella - Photo, Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, Baix CampView image
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Description

Morphology

A first shaft of -3 metres allows access to a narrow, slightly descending gallery, which at one end connects with a vertical fissure down which 6 metres can be descended, to a point where it becomes impenetrable, although it has been sounded to -40 metres from this point. Continuing along the upper gallery, in the central part and below a second connection with the outside, also impenetrable, we find on a wall the entrance to a narrow descending crawl, followed by a ramp that reaches 15 metres, a point at which it also becomes impenetrable due to its narrowness; at this point it has been sounded to -30 metres.

History

The only known data are from the exploration carried out by the SIEP of CE Poblet in 1972.

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Bibliography

  1. Borràs, J.; Miñarro, J.M.; Talavera, F.(1984).-”el baix camp, el priorat i la ribera d'ebre”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.7):120-121. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
  • Coordenades i fotografia facilitades per Floren Fadrique.

Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/