Cova de la Lluna

A 25-metre-long cave in the Mola de Catí (el Port), formed by a single gallery that narrows until it closes.

Tortosa • Baix Ebre 25m 3m

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Cova de la Lluna

A 25-metre-long cave in the Mola de Catí (el Port), formed by a single gallery that narrows until it closes.

Tortosa · Baix Ebre

Length: 25 m · Depth: 3 m

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Main entrance reference 40.799170, 0.271903 UTM 31 · 269855 4520045

A 25-metre-long cave in the Mola de Catí (el Port), formed by a single gallery that narrows until it closes.

Characteristics

• Type: Cave
• Municipality: Tortosa
• Region: Baix Ebre
• Unit: Port, el
• Length: 25 meters
• Depth: 3 meters
• Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
• Lithology: Dolomite
• Updated on EspeleoÍndex: May 6, 2022

Location

At the SW end of the Mola de Catí (el Port), very close to the cliff that drops away just in front of the Canal de l'Esclop and, further to the right, the Canal de Rito.

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Entrances

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1. Cova de la Lluna

   Elevation: 1165 m

   40.799170, 0.271903
   UTM 31T (ETRS89) 269855 4520045
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Description

Morphology

Consisting of a single gallery about 25 metres long that forms a tube which becomes narrower as one advances until it is closed.

History

Located by Javier Pla (alias Planeto), who reported it to members of the Secció d'Espeleo i Barrancs de la UEC Tortosa, who proceeded to explore it in November 2010.

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