Caves and potholes in the El Corredor - Sant Mateu geological unit
Spans: Maresme, Vallès Oriental
Part of the Serralada Litoral major unit, dominated by granite (100 %). Its caves are spread across Maresme, Vallès Oriental.
A unit of the Serralada Litoral with 5 caves, all in granite, totalling 61 metres of passage and reaching a maximum depth of 6 metres.
There are 5 catalogued cavities in the El Corredor - Sant Mateu geological unit, including 0 potholes and 5 caves. The longest is Cau de les Formigues (19m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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The Corredor, el - Sant Mateu unit, within the Serralada Litoral great unit, brings together 5 cavities, all catalogued as caves. Together they total 61 metres of passage and a maximum depth of 6 metres. The lithology of all of them is granite.
The longest cavity is the Cau de les Formigues, at 19 metres, which is also the deepest, at 6 metres. It is followed by the Cova de la Mosquitera, at 18 metres, and the Cova del Pontet, at 11 metres. The Cova de les Encantades, at 9 metres, and the Cova dels Tres Cercles, at 4 metres, complete the group.
It is a granite massif on the coast between the Maresme and the Vallès, with boulder caves in the crystalline rock.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cau de les FormiguesCabrera de Mar, Barcelona19 m
- 2Cova de la MosquiteraMartorelles, Barcelona18 m
- 3Cova del PontetDosrius, Barcelona11 m
- 4Cova de les EncantadesCabrera de Mar, Barcelona9 m
- 5Cova dels Tres CerclesCabrera de Mar, Barcelona4 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cau de les FormiguesCabrera de Mar, Barcelona6 m
- 2Cova de les EncantadesCabrera de Mar, Barcelona3 m
- 3Cova del PontetDosrius, Barcelona1 m
- 4Cova dels Tres CerclesCabrera de Mar, Barcelona1 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cau de les Formigues | 19 meters | 6 meters | Cabrera de Mar | Maresme |
| Cova de la Mosquitera | 18 meters | 0 meters | Martorelles | Vallès Oriental |
| Cova del Pontet | 11 meters | 1 meters | Dosrius | Maresme |
| Cova de les Encantades | 9 meters | 3 meters | Cabrera de Mar | Maresme |
| Cova dels Tres Cercles | 4 meters | 1 meters | Cabrera de Mar | Maresme |
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