Cova de la Punta de la Barqueta

Small but pretty cave in the NE of the Torreta de Montsià, with a short gallery whose floor is covered with fossil gours.

Alcanar • Montsià 10m 1m

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Small but pretty cave in the NE of the Torreta de Montsià, with a short gallery whose floor is covered with fossil gours.

Alcanar · Montsià

Length: 10 m · Depth: 1 m

Updated record

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

Small but pretty cave in the NE of the Torreta de Montsià, with a short gallery whose floor is covered with fossil gours.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Alcanar
Region: Montsià
Unit: Montsià, el - Godall
Length: 10 meters
Depth: 1 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: February 5, 2021

Location

The cavity is located on a rocky outcrop known as the Punta de la Barqueta, below the Palleret del Teix, on the coastal face of the Montsià. To the NE of the Torreta de Montsià.

Entrances

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Cova de la Punta de la Barqueta
Elevation: 585 m
40.614921, 0.533429
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 291345 4498936
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Photos

Cova de la Punta de la Barqueta - Photo, Alcanar, Montsià

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Description

Morphology

Small cave that presents a short gallery. No survey is available, so the exact dimensions of the cavity are unknown.

Speleothems

The floor is covered by a whole set of gours in a very fossil state, which start from a final flowstone.

Progression

The access route is long and with considerable elevation gain.

History

Unpublished cavity. The only data we know are those given by Pep Badia.

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Bibliography

Totes les dades i fotografies han estat extretes del blog: senderes.blogspot (Cova Punta de la Barqueta). Autor: Pep Badia (la Ràpita) 27-12-2020. Inclou ruta wikiloc i track d'accés.