Caves and potholes in the Alt Ter geological unit
Spans: Ripollès
Part of the Pirineu Axial major unit, dominated by limestone (76 %). Its caves are spread across Ripollès.
A unit of the Alt Ter, in the Pirineu Axial, with 29 cavities: 25 caves and 4 pits. The total length is 1987 m and the maximum depth is 96 m. The headwaters of the Ter in the Ripollès feature pockets of karstified limestone among Pyrenean reliefs.
There are 29 catalogued cavities in the Alt Ter geological unit, including 4 potholes and 25 caves. The longest is Baumes del Borrasser (764m) and the deepest is Forat del Miquelet (96m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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The Alt Ter is a unit of the Pirineu Axial located in the headwaters of the Ter in the Ripollès, with pockets of karstified limestone among Pyrenean reliefs. It brings together 29 cavities: 25 caves and 4 pits, with a total length of 1987 m and a maximum depth of 96 m.
The longest cavity is the Baumes del Borrasser, with 764 m, followed by the Sistema de la Bellabriga, with 405 m, and the Forat del Miquelet, with 294 m. As for depth, the Forat del Miquelet reaches 96 m; the Sistema de la Bellabriga, 38 m; the Baumes del Borrasser, 24 m; the Forat de Cal Noi, 15 m, and the Avenc de les Fonts del Ritort, 12 m.
The lithologies represented are Limestone (22), Sandstone (5), Dolomite (1) and Schist (1).
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The 20 longest
- 1Baumes del BorrasserMolló, Girona764 m
- 2Sistema de la BellabrigaLlanars, Girona405 m
- 3Forat del MiqueletOgassa, Girona294 m
- 4Tuta de Can BarracaSant Joan de les Abadesses, Girona88 m
- 5Cova dels EncantatsOgassa, Girona45 m
- 6Bauma Independent del BorrasserMolló, Girona40 m
- 7Cova de la Coma d'ollaOgassa, Girona39 m
- 8Bauma Superior del BorrasserMolló, Girona38 m
- 9Cova del PastorLlanars, Girona38 m
- 10Forat de Cal NoiCamprodon, Girona38 m
- 11Tuta del FormatgeSant Joan de les Abadesses, Girona38 m
- 12el Bac d'escardenyaLlanars, Girona25 m
- 13Avenc de la BellabrigaLlanars, Girona22 m
- 14Cova del CingleOgassa, Girona20 m
- 15Cova d'en VidabonaOgassa, Girona20 m
- 16Bauma del Pont de la CabretaCampdevànol, Girona18 m
- 17Cova de les MosquesMolló, Girona17 m
- 18Cova del Comte ArnauOgassa, Girona16 m
- 19Avenc de les Fonts del RitortMolló, Girona15 m
- 20Cova FrescaLlanars, Girona15 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Forat del MiqueletOgassa, Girona96 m
- 2Sistema de la BellabrigaLlanars, Girona38 m
- 3Baumes del BorrasserMolló, Girona24 m
- 4Forat de Cal NoiCamprodon, Girona15 m
- 5Avenc de les Fonts del RitortMolló, Girona12 m
- 6Cova del CingleOgassa, Girona10 m
- 7Tuta del FormatgeSant Joan de les Abadesses, Girona10 m
- 8Avenc de la BellabrigaLlanars, Girona9 m
- 9Cova d'en VidabonaOgassa, Girona7 m
- 10Tuta de Can BarracaSant Joan de les Abadesses, Girona7 m
- 11Cova del Comte ArnauOgassa, Girona6 m
- 12Cova dels EncantatsOgassa, Girona6 m
- 13Bauma del Pont de la CabretaCampdevànol, Girona5 m
- 14Bauma Independent del BorrasserMolló, Girona4 m
- 15Cova del RiberalMolló, Girona4 m
- 16Cova Petita de la BellabrigaLlanars, Girona4 m
- 17Cova de les MosquesMolló, Girona3 m
- 18Cova del PastorLlanars, Girona3 m
- 19el Bac d'escardenyaLlanars, Girona3 m
- 20Cambra de les MongesOgassa, Girona2 m
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