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Caves of El Pont de Bar

El Pont de Bar, in Alt Urgell, has 3 cavities: 1 pit and 2 caves, with a total length of 480 m and a maximum depth of 62 m. Avenc de la Cabana d'en Garraba is the longest and deepest cavity in the municipality.

El Pont de Bar has 3 catalogued caves, including 1 pothole and 2 caves. The longest is Avenc de la Cabana d'en Garraba (425 m). Most caves are found in limestone.

3 caves
480 m total length
62m max depth

Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.

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El Pont de Bar, a municipality in Alt Urgell, has 3 inventoried cavities: 1 pit and 2 caves. The total length of the municipality's cavities is 480 m and the maximum depth reached is 62 m. All three cavities develop in limestone.

Avenc de la Cabana d'en Garraba is the most notable cavity, with 425 m of length and 62 m of depth; it is an active sinkhole of the torrent de la Barguja, known since ancient times, explored in 1910 and surveyed in 1973. Cova de Santufa, in the torrent de Fornàs (Aristot, el Pont de Bar), has 50 m of length, a large hall of 12X15 metres and an elevation of -20 metres. Forat de l'Orri d'aristot is a small cave in the N of Aristot, a few metres from the barraca de l'Orri d'Aristot, in a rocky outcrop in the middle of the meadow.

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Name↕
Length↓
Depth↕
Municipality↕
Region↕
Avenc de la Cabana d'en Garraba425 meters62 metersPont de Bar, ElAlt Urgell
Cova de Santufa50 meters20 metersPont de Bar, ElAlt Urgell
Forat de l'Orri d'aristot5 meters0 metersPont de Bar, ElAlt Urgell

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