Cova de la Cala d'en Roig

A 61 m-long sea cave in Palafrugell, with a narrow entrance and galleries that widen into a chamber rich in flowstone.

Palafrugell • Baix Empordà 61m 6m

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A 61 m-long sea cave in Palafrugell, with a narrow entrance and galleries that widen into a chamber rich in flowstone.

Palafrugell · Baix Empordà

Length: 61 m · Depth: 6 m

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

A 61 m-long sea cave in Palafrugell, with a narrow entrance and galleries that widen into a chamber rich in flowstone.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Palafrugell
Region: Baix Empordà
Unit: Muntanyes de Begur
Length: 61 meters
Depth: 6 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Granite
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: October 27, 2014

Location

Before reaching Tamariu there is a very deep inlet on the coast called Cala d'en Roig. At its bottom is the elongated mouth of the cave. Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Cova de la Cala d'en Roig
Elevation: 0 m
41.913104, 3.207355
UTM 31T (ED 50) 517290 4640354
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Topographic

Cova de la Cala d'en Roig - Topography, Palafrugell, Baix Empordà

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Description

Morphology

This notable cavity begins with a narrow mouth less than half a metre wide, but with a height and depth of 6 metres. We quickly gain access to a long gallery that slowly increases in both width and height up to 6 and 10 metres respectively, while the depth decreases to 2 metres. Then the gallery turns left to reach a chamber 5 metres wide and 12 high. The cave continues with a gallery of lateral widening and a small chimney of 4 metres.

Speleothems

The chamber 5 metres wide and 12 high stands out for the quantity of flowstone covering its walls.

Hydrology

There is a submarine conduit, an extension of the entrance gallery, that leads directly to this chamber.

History

The only data we know are those provided by members of the SIS – CE Terrassa who explored and surveyed it in August 1986.

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Bibliography

Badiella, Enric; Badiella, Xavier; Badiella, Eduard (1992).- “Les cavitats litorals del Baix Empordà. (I) de Palamós a Aiguablava”. SIS (12): 26-51 / Arxiu del Centre Excursionista de Terrassa (75): 162-187. Terrassa.