Caves of Llimiana
Llimiana, in Pallars Jussà, contains 9 cavities: 6 caves and 3 pits, with 1005 metres of total passage and a maximum depth of 60 metres. All are in limestone. The Cova dels Muricecs stands out, at 390 metres.
Llimiana has 9 catalogued caves, including 3 potholes and 6 caves. The longest is Cova dels Muricecs (390 m) and the deepest is Forat del Gel (60 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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Llimiana, a municipality in Pallars Jussà, brings together 9 inventoried cavities: 6 caves and 3 pits. Together they total 1005 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 60 metres. All the known cavities develop in limestone.
The longest cavity is the Cova dels Muricecs, with 390 metres of passage in the Terradets gorge, where the sala dels Muricecs and the Laberint are found. It is followed by the Cova Negra de Mata-solana, 250 metres in the Montsec de Rúbies, explored between 11 and 15 August 1966 and made known by the GIE del CE Gràcia, and the Forat del Gel, with 180 metres of passage and 60 metres of depth on the N slope of the Montsec de Rúbies, known since time immemorial, with archaeological remains and troglobitic fauna.
Other cavities are the Forat de la Grallera, a pit 41 metres deep with rhombohedral calcite crystals, and the Avenc Negre, a small pit 15 metres deep in the Montsec de Rubíes, explored by the GELL on 24 April 1974.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cova dels Muricecs | Llimiana, Lleida | 390 m |
| 2 | Cova Negra de Mata-solana | Llimiana, Lleida | 250 m |
| 3 | Forat del Gel | Llimiana, Lleida | 180 m |
| 4 | Forat de la Grallera | Llimiana, Lleida | 110 m |
| 5 | Avenc Negre | Llimiana, Lleida | 29 m |
| 6 | Cova Nº1 del Cingle de Correis | Llimiana, Lleida | 14 m |
| 7 | Grallera del Ras | Llimiana, Lleida | 14 m |
| 8 | Cova de la Platja Nº2 | Llimiana, Lleida | 11 m |
| 9 | Cova Nº2 del Cingle de Correis | Llimiana, Lleida | 7 m |
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forat del Gel | Llimiana, Lleida | 60 m |
| 2 | Forat de la Grallera | Llimiana, Lleida | 41 m |
| 3 | Cova Negra de Mata-solana | Llimiana, Lleida | 36 m |
| 4 | Cova dels Muricecs | Llimiana, Lleida | 20 m |
| 5 | Avenc Negre | Llimiana, Lleida | 15 m |
| 6 | Cova Nº1 del Cingle de Correis | Llimiana, Lleida | 9 m |
| 7 | Grallera del Ras | Llimiana, Lleida | 7 m |
| 8 | Cova Nº2 del Cingle de Correis | Llimiana, Lleida | 1 m |
Map
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova dels Muricecs | 390 meters | 20 meters | Llimiana | Pallars Jussà |
| Cova Negra de Mata-solana | 250 meters | 36 meters | Llimiana | Pallars Jussà |
| Forat del Gel | 180 meters | 60 meters | Llimiana | Pallars Jussà |
| Forat de la Grallera | 110 meters | 41 meters | Llimiana | Pallars Jussà |
| Avenc Negre | 29 meters | 15 meters | Llimiana | Pallars Jussà |
| Grallera del Ras | 14 meters | 7 meters | Llimiana | Pallars Jussà |
| Cova Nº1 del Cingle de Correis | 14 meters | 9 meters | Llimiana | Pallars Jussà |
| Cova de la Platja Nº2 | 11 meters | 0 meters | Llimiana | Pallars Jussà |
| Cova Nº2 del Cingle de Correis | 7 meters | 1 meters | Llimiana | Pallars Jussà |
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