Cova de Sa Gavina

Sea cave with a 67 m passage in Palafrugell, explored and surveyed in August 1986 by members of the SIS – CE Terrassa.

Palafrugell • Baix Empordà 67m 3m

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Cova de Sa Gavina

Sea cave with a 67 m passage in Palafrugell, explored and surveyed in August 1986 by members of the SIS – CE Terrassa.

Palafrugell · Baix Empordà

Length: 67 m · Depth: 3 m

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

Sea cave with a 67 m passage in Palafrugell, explored and surveyed in August 1986 by members of the SIS – CE Terrassa.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Palafrugell
Region: Baix Empordà
Unit: Muntanyes de Begur
Length: 67 meters
Depth: 3 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Granite
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: October 28, 2014

Location

Past sa Roncadora is the beautiful Cala Marquesa, in front of which there are two islets that form small access channels. Following the more northerly one we find the islet of sa Gavina and behind it is the cave of the same name. Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Gavina, Cova de Sa
Elevation: 0 m
41.925744, 3.218555
UTM 31T (ED 50) 518215 4641760
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Topographic

Cova de Sa Gavina - Topography, Palafrugell, Baix Empordà

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Description

Morphology

The mouth is 3 metres wide by 9 high and 3.5 metres deep below sea level, giving way to a gallery 44 metres long that increases in dimensions until reaching 8 metres wide and 11 high. Then the cave suddenly narrows while the ceiling lowers to 3 metres above the water level; at this point the depth is only one and a half metres. The next 11 metres have a width between 2 and 1.5 metres and lead to a small final beach that prolongs the gallery 12 metres more, where the width decreases and the height a little until it ends suddenly.

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.