Caves of Torredembarra
Torredembarra, in the Tarragonès, contains 8 cavities: 7 caves and 1 pit, with 164 m of total passage and 6 m of maximum depth. La Roca Foradada, at 46 m, is the longest.
Torredembarra has 8 catalogued caves, including 1 pothole and 7 caves. The longest is la Roca Foradada (46 m) and the deepest is el Bufador (6 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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In the municipality of Torredembarra, in the comarca of the Tarragonès, 8 cavities are known: 7 caves and 1 pit. Together they total 164 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 6 m. All the documented cavities develop in limestone.
The longest cavity is la Roca Foradada, with 46 m of passage; it is followed by the Cova de la Pell d'ovella, at 25 m, the Cova Otis, at 22 m, the Escletxa de la Galera, at 19 m, and the Cova del Cap Gros, at 18 m. As for depth, el Bufador reaches 6 m; the Cova de la Pell d'ovella, the Cova de les Ones, the Cova del Cap Gros and the Cova del Frarot are listed at 0 m.
Among the described features are the Cova de la Pell d'ovella, with a current entrance of 0.80 metres and an interior chamber of 10 x 9 metres, and the Cova del Cap Gros, with a gallery of 12 metres. el Bufador was visited by members of the SIRE – UEC Sants in 1981, and the Cova del Frarot, with 13 m of passage, in 1980.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | la Roca Foradada | Torredembarra, Tarragona | 46 m |
| 2 | Cova de la Pell d'ovella | Torredembarra, Tarragona | 25 m |
| 3 | Cova Otis | Torredembarra, Tarragona | 22 m |
| 4 | Escletxa de la Galera | Torredembarra, Tarragona | 19 m |
| 5 | Cova del Cap Gros | Torredembarra, Tarragona | 18 m |
| 6 | Cova del Frarot | Torredembarra, Tarragona | 13 m |
| 7 | el Bufador | Torredembarra, Tarragona | 11 m |
| 8 | Cova de les Ones | Torredembarra, Tarragona | 10 m |
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | el Bufador | Torredembarra, Tarragona | 6 m |
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Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| la Roca Foradada | 46 meters | 0 meters | Torredembarra | Tarragonès |
| Cova de la Pell d'ovella | 25 meters | 0 meters | Torredembarra | Tarragonès |
| Cova Otis | 22 meters | 0 meters | Torredembarra | Tarragonès |
| Escletxa de la Galera | 19 meters | 0 meters | Torredembarra | Tarragonès |
| Cova del Cap Gros | 18 meters | 0 meters | Torredembarra | Tarragonès |
| Cova del Frarot | 13 meters | 0 meters | Torredembarra | Tarragonès |
| el Bufador | 11 meters | 6 meters | Torredembarra | Tarragonès |
| Cova de les Ones | 10 meters | 0 meters | Torredembarra | Tarragonès |
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