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Avenc Nº5 de la Boixeda

Avenc de 18 metres de fondària a Beget (Camprodon).

Camprodon • Ripollès40m18m

A pit 18 metres deep in Beget (Camprodon), with two entrances and three distinct parts.

Characteristics

Location

The cavity is in Beget (Camprodon). It has two entrances: one above the tectonic channel where pit no. 4 de la Boixeda is found, and the other very long, right beside pit no. 7 de la Boixeda. Approximate coordinates.

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Entrances

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  1. Avenc Nº5 de la Boixeda

    Elevation: 1213 m

    42.334085, 2.430159
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 453148 4687232
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Description

Morphology

The pit can be divided into three different parts. The upper zone is formed by a NE-SW fissure 15 metres long, 1 metre wide and -2 metres deep. At its NE part a shaft of -6 metres opens, followed by a steep slope that penetrates into the second part of the cavity, made up of a gallery parallel to the upper fissure and located at -18 metres; on the SW side it becomes impenetrable after a few metres, while at the opposite end 6 metres can be climbed to reach the third part. This third part is a gallery perpendicular to the previous one, with a rising floor, which emerges again to the outside above the tectonic channel where pit no. 4 de la Boixeda opens.

History

The first news we have of this group of cavities (except no. 9) is that given by members of the ERE – CEC, who explored them in 1972.

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Bibliography

  1. Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F.(1980).-”el Ripollès, la Garrotxa i l'Alt Empordà”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. (vol. 4):1-296. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
  2. Domènech i Moner, Joan.(1987).-Beget i la seva rodalia. pp:1-359. Barcelona.
  3. Escolà Boada, Oleguer.(1973).-”Les esquerdes de desprendiment del coll de la Boixeda” III Simpòsium Espeleologia. pp:1-323. ACE Matarò.

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