Cova de la Columna

Cova submarina de 30 metres de recorregut a la Cala Viuda, Torroella de Montgrí.

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Cova de la Columna

Cova submarina de 30 metres de recorregut a la Cala Viuda, Torroella de Montgrí.

Torroella de Montgrí · Baix Empordà

Length: 30 m · Depth: 12 m

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Submarine cave with a 30-metre route at Cala Viuda, Torroella de Montgrí, with a gallery that penetrates the wall on a bearing of 150º.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Torroella de Montgrí
Region: Baix Empordà
Unit: Montgrí, el
Length: 30 meters
Depth: 12 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Last review: 2016-04-13

Location

It is located between the punta del Milà and the puntada de Mà Clivilla, on its SE side, between the Túnel petit de Cala Viuda and the Arc de la Puntada de Mà Clivilla.

Entrances

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Cova de la Columna
Elevation: -12 m
42.103676, 3.182666
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 515103 4661303
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Topographic

Cova de la Columna - Topography, Torroella de Montgrí, Baix Empordà

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Description

Morphology

It is a gallery more than 30 metres long, which penetrates the wall on a bearing of 150º. Its entrance, located at -12 metres, is 3 metres wide and connects to a dark passage that at its final part presents a column or central division, just before reaching a small air chamber.

History

The group of cavities of Cala Viuda are quite well known among the various diving circles of the area. Different diving companies include them in their activity programmes.

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Bibliography

Llamas Ruiz, Andreu.(2010).- Guia submarina. Illes Medes i costa del Montgrí. 181 pag. Editorial Anthias
Valles, Jordi de.(2010).-”Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà, Gironès, Osona, Pla de l'Estany, Selva”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.4):109-110. EC Gràcia/FCE.