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Avenc Núria

Small 8-metre-long pit in Albinyana, located about 100 metres from the avenc dels Joans, on the opposite slope of the serra de Sant Antoni.

Albinyana • Baix Penedès 8m

Small 8-metre-long pit in Albinyana, located about 100 metres from the avenc dels Joans, on the opposite slope of the serra de Sant Antoni.

Characteristics

Location

In Albinyana, about 100 metres from the avenc dels Joans, on the opposite slope of the serra de Sant Antoni facing WSW, at 380 metres altitude. Approximate coordinates without much reliability.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Núria, Avenc

    Elevation: 380 m

    41.242650, 1.473973
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 372223 4567020
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Description

Morphology

Formed by a single very narrow gallery set in a bedding plane. Its length is 8 metres.

Progression

At the end point, about 40 vertical metres could be sounded, but for the moment it remains impassable.

History

Located and explored in 1973 by A. Agüera (SES del Club Esquí Puigmal).

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Bibliography

  1. Agüera, A.(1997).-”El macizo cavernoso de Albinyana”. Més Avall (1):14-102. SES- Club Esquí Puigmal. Barcelona.
  2. 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.

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