Cova del Pirata

Small sea cave in Portbou, with a small inner beach, known since ancient times.

Portbou • Alt Empordà 10m

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Cova del Pirata

Small sea cave in Portbou, with a small inner beach, known since ancient times.

Portbou · Alt Empordà

Length: 10 m

Updated record

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

Small sea cave in Portbou, with a small inner beach, known since ancient times.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Portbou
Region: Alt Empordà
Unit: Alta Muga - L'Albera
Length: 10 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Pirineu Axial
Lithology: Schist
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: June 9, 2017

Location

Located at the platja Gran de Portbou. Facing the sea, on the left, the camí de ronda leads to the most accessible small coves of the village: first the Tres Platgetes and, once past them, you reach the small cova de les Rates. The path climbs up towards the heights of the Punta del Pi and reaches the plata del Pi; beside it is the cova del Pirata. Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Cova del Pirata
Elevation: 0 m
42.430279, 3.164478
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 513529 4697564
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Photos

Cova del Pirata - Photo, Portbou, Alt Empordà

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Description

Morphology

Sea cave with a small beach inside. A collapse (2008) has left it as a gallery of a few metres. We do not know more data about its characteristics and we do not know of any survey of the cavity.