Caves of Albinyana
Albinyana (Baix Penedès) has 21 cavities: 16 pits and 5 caves, with 1674 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 70 m. Notable are the Cova d'Artús-forat del Vent (564 m) and the Cova de Vallmajor (395 m).
Albinyana has 21 catalogued caves, including 16 potholes and 5 caves. The longest is Cova d'Artús-forat del Vent (564 m) and the deepest is Avenc de Vallmajor (70 m). Most caves are found in dolomite.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Albinyana, a municipality in the Baix Penedès, has 21 catalogued cavities: 16 pits and 5 caves. The group totals 1674 metres of passage and reaches a maximum depth of 70 metres. The lithologies present are dolomite, in 15 cavities, and limestone, in 6.
Among the cavities most notable for passage length are the Cova d'Artús-forat del Vent, with 564 metres, and the Cova de Vallmajor, with 395 metres. As for depth, the Avenc de Vallmajor reaches 70 metres, followed by the Cova de Vallmajor with 67 metres and the Avenc de l'Arlà with 63 metres.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cova d'Artús-forat del Vent | Albinyana, Tarragona | 564 m |
| 2 | Cova de Vallmajor | Albinyana, Tarragona | 395 m |
| 3 | Avenc de Vallmajor | Albinyana, Tarragona | 170 m |
| 4 | Avenc de l'Arlà | Albinyana, Tarragona | 160 m |
| 5 | Avenc del Nostre Pare | Albinyana, Tarragona | 90 m |
| 6 | Avenc d'Escansa | Albinyana, Tarragona | 55 m |
| 7 | Avenc de la Molada | Albinyana, Tarragona | 36 m |
| 8 | Avenc dels Primers | Albinyana, Tarragona | 35 m |
| 9 | Cova de l'Adriana | Albinyana, Tarragona | 28 m |
| 10 | Avenc dels Fornasos | Albinyana, Tarragona | 27 m |
| 11 | Avenc del Camí | Albinyana, Tarragona | 25 m |
| 12 | Avenc del Cansat | Albinyana, Tarragona | 23 m |
| 13 | Avenc dels Joans | Albinyana, Tarragona | 12 m |
| 14 | Covetes de Vallmajor | Albinyana, Tarragona | 12 m |
| 15 | Avencs I Cova de la Foradada | Albinyana, Tarragona | 10 m |
| 16 | Avenc de la Cendra | Albinyana, Tarragona | 9 m |
| 17 | Avenc Núria | Albinyana, Tarragona | 8 m |
| 18 | Avenc de les Arrels | Albinyana, Tarragona | 4 m |
| 19 | Avenc del Neix | Albinyana, Tarragona | 4 m |
| 20 | Bauma de la Plaqueta | Albinyana, Tarragona | 4 m |
The 20 deepest
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