Coves de Tomaca
A wide, shallow cave in Arnes, Terra Alta, with a large 34 m wide by 9 m high entrance and an inner chamber.
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Coves de Tomaca
A wide, shallow cave in Arnes, Terra Alta, with a large 34 m wide by 9 m high entrance and an inner chamber.
Arnes · Terra Alta
Length: 12 m
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A wide, shallow cave in Arnes, Terra Alta, with a large 34 m wide by 9 m high entrance and an inner chamber.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
Large entrance 34 m wide by 9 m high. Inside, a chamber develops that diminishes in size and deepens 12 m from the outer overhang. In some places large blocks of clastic origin from the softer materials existing below the conglomerates can be seen.
History
Known since ancient times. Mentioned in various hiking itineraries and on the maps of the Port.
Visited in 2019 by members of the CE Dinàmics during a campaign of ravine discovery in Arnes.
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Bibliography
- Totes les dades, croquis i fotografies han estat facilitades per Marcos Carbó “Chusa” (CE Dinàmics, la Ràpita)
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