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Cova del Vent

Small cave with a passage of 10 metres in Llanars (Ripollès), located about 14 metres to the left (West) of the entrance of la Cova de Bellabriga.

Llanars • Ripollès 10m 2m

Small cave with a passage of 10 metres in Llanars (Ripollès), located about 14 metres to the left (West) of the entrance of la Cova de Bellabriga.

Characteristics

Location

It is located about 14 metres to the left (West) of the entrance of la Cova de Bellabriga. Very approximate coordinates.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Cova del Vent

    Elevation: 1213 m

    42.325984, 2.355641
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 447001 4686375
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Description

Morphology

At the entrance we find an oak, the triangular mouth measures 0.8x1 metre. The cave consists of a descending gallery with a passage of 8 metres. A few metres before reaching the end, we find a small widening on the right of a couple of metres.

History

In 1969, the Grup Espeleològic Pedraforca began a series of explorations, in which they surveyed and named the different cavities of the surroundings; they explored this cavity on 13 August.

On 1 May 2010 the Grup Espeleològic de Badalona explored and surveyed this cavity again.

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Bibliography

  1. Borràs,J;Miñarro,JM;Talavera,F.(1980).-”el Ripollès, la Garrotxa i l'Alt Empordà” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.4):1-296. ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
  2. Montserrat Nebot, Alfred (1974).-”Alt Ter” Ildobates (V):12-54. Grup Espeleològic Pedraforca.
  3. Porcel Caro, Enric. (2010).-”Les cavitats de la Vallabriga (Llanars, Ripollès). Exploracions (20):55-61. Espeleo Club de Gràcia.

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