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Caves and potholes in the Cap de Creus geological unit

Spans: Alt Empordà

Part of the Pirineu Axial major unit, dominated by limestone (33 %). Its caves are spread across Alt Empordà.

A unit of the Cap de Creus, in the Pirineu Axial, with 15 caves —all catalogued as Cova— and 779 m of total passage. The Cau del Lliri, with 460 m and 73 m of vertical drop, is the longest and deepest cavity.

There are 15 catalogued cavities in the Cap de Creus geological unit, including 0 potholes and 15 caves. The longest is Cau del Lliri (460m).

15caves
779mtotal length
73mmaximum depth

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

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The Cap de Creus is a unit of the Pirineu Axial with 15 caves, all of them catalogued as Cova, which together total 779 metres of passage. The most notable cavity is the Cau del Lliri, with 460 metres of passage and 73 metres of vertical drop, which is also the deepest of the group.

Among the main cavities are the Cova Tassana, at 61 metres; the Cova del Traire, at 54 metres; the Cova de S'Infern, at 50 metres, and the Cova de les Ermites, at 33 metres. The geology of the unit comprises limestone, schists, granites, sandstones, slates and sand.

It is a rocky peninsula at the northern end of the coast, of slates and schists, with sea caves linked to the swell.

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The 20 longest

  1. 1Cau del LliriRoses, Girona460 m
  2. 2Cova TassanaCadaqués, Girona61 m
  3. 3Cova del TraireRoses, Girona54 m
  4. 4Cova de S'InfernCadaqués, Girona50 m
  5. 5Cova de les ErmitesRoses, Girona33 m
  6. 6Cova de la Veta NegraPalau-saverdera, Girona28 m
  7. 7Cova de l'Aigua de MalaterraRoses, Girona25 m
  8. 8Cau de les GuillesRoses, Girona20 m
  9. 9Cova dels EncantatsEl Port de la Selva, Girona10 m
  10. 10Cova Nº1 del Puig de la MalaterraRoses, Girona9 m
  11. 11les CavorquesEl Port de la Selva, Girona8 m
  12. 12Cova del TorrellóEl Port de la Selva, Girona7 m
  13. 13Cova Nº2 del Puig de la MalaterraRoses, Girona6 m
  14. 14Cova de la PortaEl Port de la Selva, Girona5 m
  15. 15Cova de CortalàsRoses, Girona3 m
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The 20 deepest

  1. 1Cau del LliriRoses, Girona73 m
  2. 2Cova del TraireRoses, Girona23 m
  3. 3Cova de S'InfernCadaqués, Girona11 m
  4. 4Cova de la Veta NegraPalau-saverdera, Girona2 m
  5. 5Cova de les ErmitesRoses, Girona1 m
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Name↕
Length↓
Depth↕
Municipality↕
Region↕
Cau del Lliri460 meters73 metersRosesAlt Empordà
Cova Tassana61 meters0 metersCadaquésAlt Empordà
Cova del Traire54 meters23 metersRosesAlt Empordà
Cova de S'Infern50 meters11 metersCadaquésAlt Empordà
Cova de les Ermites33 meters1 metersRosesAlt Empordà
Cova de la Veta Negra28 meters2 metersPalau-saverderaAlt Empordà
Cova de l'Aigua de Malaterra25 meters0 metersRosesAlt Empordà
Cau de les Guilles20 meters0 metersRosesAlt Empordà
Cova dels Encantats10 meters0 metersPort de la Selva, ElAlt Empordà
Cova Nº1 del Puig de la Malaterra9 meters0 metersRosesAlt Empordà
les Cavorques8 meters0 metersPort de la Selva, ElAlt Empordà
Cova del Torrelló7 meters0 metersPort de la Selva, ElAlt Empordà
Cova Nº2 del Puig de la Malaterra6 meters0 metersRosesAlt Empordà
Cova de la Porta5 meters0 metersPort de la Selva, ElAlt Empordà
Cova de Cortalàs3 meters0 metersRosesAlt Empordà

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