Caves of the Cerdanya
La Cerdanya contains 101 inventoried cavities, 84 caves and 17 pits, with 6569 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 206 m. Cova de la Fou de Bor, at 4246 m, is the longest and deepest cavity.
The Cerdanya region has 101 catalogued caves, including 17 potholes and 84 caves. The longest is Cova de la Fou de Bor (4,246 m). Most caves are found in limestone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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The comarca of La Cerdanya brings together 101 inventoried cavities, all developed in limestone: 84 caves and 17 pits. Together they total 6569 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 206 m.
Cova de la Fou de Bor, in Bor, is the most outstanding cavity of the group: with 4246 m of passage and 206 m of vertical extent, it is at once the longest and the deepest in the comarca. Other cavities notable for their length are Cova d'Anes, in Prullans, with 360 m, and Cova Gran d'Olopte, in Isòvol, with 232 m. As for depth, after the Fou de Bor the most notable are Forat de les Gralles, in Bellver de Cerdanya, with 54 m, and Forat de l'Esclop, in the cingles de la Vall d'Ingla, with 25 m.
Among the deep cavities are also Avenc-balma del Serrat de les Esposes, in Riu de Cerdanya, and Avenc del Pastor, in Bellver de Cerdanya, both 22 m deep.
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The figures of these places do not add up to the total: a cave can be in more than one place, or in none when its location has no lower level.
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