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Cova de Boli Ermini

Cova de 65 metres de recorregut a Les Valls d'Aguilar

Valls d'Aguilar, Les • Alt Urgell65m15m

A 65-metre-long cave in Les Valls d'Aguilar, between Espaén and Castellàs, on the left bank of the riu de Castellàs.

Characteristics

Location

It is located between Espaén and Castellàs, on the left bank of the riu de Castellàs, about 80 metres above the river bed and shortly after the confluence with the riu de Guils. Approximate coordinates.

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Entrances

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  1. Boli Ermini, Cova de

    Elevation: 1225 m

    42.319940, 1.261860
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 356866 4686965
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Description

Morphology

A large entrance leads to a main gallery about 40 metres long; shortly before its midpoint, a short ascending gallery 12 metres long begins on its left side. Both galleries are choked by sediments. The total elevation difference is 15 metres (+10/-5).

Speleothems

The short ascending gallery 12 metres long has its floor covered with flowstone and concretions.

History

The first exploration of which we have record of this cavity was carried out in 1965 by the ERE of the CEC.

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Bibliography

  1. Borras,J.;Miñarro,JM.;Talavera,F.(1978).-Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol. 1):17-107. ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
  2. Senent, J.; Victoria, JM.(1965).-“Datos para el conocimiento espeleológico del macizo del Boumort”. Montaña (100):269-281 Centre Excursionista de Catalunya. Barcelona.

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