Avenc Leia
A pit of more than 100 metres, the closest to the Catalan coast, in Sitges. Discovered in December 2016 by GES-Garraf and made known in 2018.
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Avenc Leia
A pit of more than 100 metres, the closest to the Catalan coast, in Sitges. Discovered in December 2016 by GES-Garraf and made known in 2018.
Sitges · Garraf
Length: 180 m · Depth: 110 m
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A pit of more than 100 metres, the closest to the Catalan coast, in Sitges. Discovered in December 2016 by GES-Garraf and made known in 2018.
Topographic
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Photos
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Description
Morphology
The entrance, which at the time had to be cleared, as well as the pas Orpella located a little further down, gives way to a pit one metre wide; this widens as it descends until reaching 6 metres in width. At -30 metres there is a ledge on one side that gives access to the sala Fidel and to some narrow pits that end up connecting with the final part of the pou J.L. Puerta, which is the pit we descend from the junction to the sala Fidel.
At the base of the pit at -63 metres we find a narrow passage that had to be cleared; a step gives access to a low-roofed ledge from which the GESG de -38 metres pit is reached; this quickly widens, acquiring considerable dimensions that are maintained almost to the base, where it slightly widens its section.
At -102 metres we find a short gallery that leads to the head of a cul-de-sac. On the other side of this blind pit a very muddy, low ramp is reached; this, after a small step, arrives at a small funnel of 0.7X0.2 metres that acts as a swallow hole, this being the deepest point of the cavity at -110 metres.
Progression
The entrance, which at the time had to be cleared, as well as the pas Orpella located a little further down, gives way to a pit one metre wide, this widens as it descends until reaching 6 metres in width. At -30 metres there is a ledge on one side that gives access to the sala Fidel, and to some narrow pits that end up connecting with the final part of the pou J.L. Puerta, which is the pit we descend from the junction to the sala Fidel.
At the base of the pit at -63 metres, we find a narrow passage that had to be cleared, a step gives access to a low-roofed ledge from which the GESG de -38 metres pit is reached, this quickly widens, acquiring considerable dimensions that are maintained almost to the base, where it slightly widens its section.
At -102 metres we find a short gallery that leads to the head of a cul-de-sac. On the other side of this blind pit, a very muddy, low ramp is reached, this, after a small step, arrives at a small funnel of 0.7X0.2 metres that acts as a swallow hole, this being the deepest point of the cavity at -110 metres. The air here is often stale.
History
The cavity was discovered in December 2016 by members of GES-Garraf (Sitges); it was a small hole 25 centimetres in diameter through which a slight draught of air passed. After various clearances along the cavity, finally in 2018, although the exploration tasks have not been completed, they make it known.
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Bibliography
- Totes les dades, fotografies i topografia han estat facilitades pel GES-GARRAF (ges-garraf.blogspot.com).
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