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Bòfia de les Olives

Small pit 12 m deep in Cabó (Boumort), S of the village, by the ridge of a small hill west of the collada de Finestres.

Cabó • Alt Urgell 15m 12m

Small pit 12 m deep in Cabó (Boumort), S of the village, by the ridge of a small hill west of the collada de Finestres.

Characteristics

Location

S of the village of Cabó, by the ridge of a small hill clearly visible from Cabó and located west of the collada de Finestres (not to be confused with the Pas de Finestres). The pit is a few metres beyond the highest point (1022 m). Very approximate coordinates.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Olives, Bòfia de les

    Elevation: 985 m

    42.225430, 1.245510
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 355303 4676501
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Description

Morphology

Entrance 1.8 x 0.7 metres on a N30E joint, which is the same one that forms the whole shaft, rounded and with a larger section than the entrance. Floor occupied by small blocks and an impenetrable continuation that descends, according to a probe, 3.5 metres further.

Speleothems

Wall concretion.

History

Mentioned by the group that carried out the first explorations in Cabó in 1964. It was not located and explored until 1 May 1971 by members of the ERE-CEC.

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Bibliography

  1. Escolà, O. (1977).- “La Bòfia de la Matella de les Planes i la Bòfia del Tossal del Morro (Cabó, Organyà)” Espeleòleg (25): 313-322. ERE-CEC. Barcelona
  1. Escolà, O. (1979).- “Bòfia de les Olives” Espeleòleg (29): 618-620. ERE-CEC. Barcelona

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