Forat del Pla del Vi

Small pit 5 metres deep in the Serra de les Corones, Albanyà, explored on 7 January 1973 and cleared in December 1984.

Albanyà • Alt Empordà 16m 5m

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Small pit 5 metres deep in the Serra de les Corones, Albanyà, explored on 7 January 1973 and cleared in December 1984.

Albanyà · Alt Empordà

Length: 16 m · Depth: 5 m

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

Small pit 5 metres deep in the Serra de les Corones, Albanyà, explored on 7 January 1973 and cleared in December 1984.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Albanyà
Region: Alt Empordà
Unit: Alta Garrotxa
Length: 16 meters
Depth: 5 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

It is located in the Serra de les Corones, NE of Puig Caçador, in the Pla de Vi, in a forest clearing near a small pool that forms there. The path passes right by it. Approximate coordinates without much precision.

Entrances

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Forat del Pla del Vi
Elevation: 1029 m
42.268063, 2.709960
UTM 31T (ED 50) 476174 4679585
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Topographic

Forat del Pla del Vi - Topography, Albanyà, Alt Empordà

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Description

Morphology

A small elongated depression, it connects through a narrow passage with a gallery where quite a lot of formation can be observed.

Speleothems

The gallery contains quite a lot of formation.

Hydrology

Nearby there is a small pool that forms there.

Progression

In December 1984 J. Cuenca and Ferran Cardona (ECG – GEB) cleared it, gaining access to a gallery with formations.

History

Explored by Joan A. Raventós (ERE del CEC) on 7 January 1973. In December 1984 J. Cuenca and Ferran Cardona (ECG – GEB) cleared it, gaining access to a gallery with formations.

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Bibliography

Cardona, Ferran; Cuenca, Josep; Samarra, F. Xavier.(1988).-”L'Avenc del Ginebret. Albanyà – Alt Empordà.” Exploracions (12):25-28. EC Gràcia. Barcelona.
Miret, Francesc; García,Martí.(1999).-”Catàleg Espeleològic de l'Alta Garrotxa”. Coves de l'Alta Garrotxa. Pp 1-108.
Miret, F.(1996).-”Les Baumes, Coves, Forats i Tutes del terme d'Albanyà”. Albanyà (8). Albanyà.