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Caves and potholes in the Serres de Pàndols i de Cavalls geological unit

Spans: Terra Alta, Ribera d'Ebre

Part of the Serralada Prelitoral major unit, dominated by limestone (71 %). Its caves are spread across Terra Alta, Ribera d'Ebre.

A relief unit of the Serralada Prelitoral with 14 cavities: 11 caves and 3 pits, 773 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 43 m. It includes the Avenc Miravet and the Avenc de la Picossa. Lithologies: limestone, dolomite and conglomerate.

There are 14 catalogued cavities in the Serres de Pàndols i de Cavalls geological unit, including 3 potholes and 11 caves. The longest is Avenc Miravet (283m).

14caves
773mtotal length
43mmaximum 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 Serres de Pàndols i de Cavalls are a relief unit of the Serralada Prelitoral, in the Terra Alta and the Ribera d'Ebre. The catalogue records 14 cavities: 11 caves and 3 pits, with a total passage of 773 m and a maximum depth of 43 m. The lithologies present are limestone (10), dolomite (3) and conglomerate (1).

Among the most notable cavities are the Avenc Miravet, with 283 m of passage and 43 m of depth in Miravet (Ribera d'Ebre), and the Avenc de la Picossa, with 188 m of passage and 32 m of depth in Móra d'Ebre (Ribera d'Ebre). Other cavities are the Cova de la Faixa Vedada, with 55 m of passage in the Serra de Pàndols (Gandesa), the Cova-avenc de la Teuleria, with 50 m of passage, and the Cova-avenc del Camí del Molí, with 47 m of passage and 18 m of depth.

The group also includes the Forat de Borretes, with 15 m of depth in Pinell de Brai, and the Cova de la Carruva, with about 30 m of passage in the Serra de Cavalls. The unit has no child subunits.

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The 20 longest

  1. 1Avenc MiravetMiravet, Tarragona283 m
  2. 2Avenc de la PicossaMóra d'Ebre, Tarragona188 m
  3. 3Cova de la Faixa VedadaGandesa, Tarragona55 m
  4. 4Cova-avenc de la TeuleriaGandesa, Tarragona50 m
  5. 5Cova-avenc del Camí del MolíGandesa, Tarragona47 m
  6. 6Cova del Pastor de Cames LlarguesGandesa, Tarragona31 m
  7. 7Cova de la CarruvaGandesa, Tarragona30 m
  8. 8Cova de la PorcaMóra d'Ebre, Tarragona24 m
  9. 9Forat de BorretesEl Pinell de Brai, Tarragona20 m
  10. 10Cova de la Brigada LincolnEl Pinell de Brai, Tarragona12 m
  11. 11Cova de RiberolaEl Pinell de Brai, Tarragona12 m
  12. 12Balma de la Vall ClosaEl Pinell de Brai, Tarragona8 m
  13. 13Cova de la Vall ClosaEl Pinell de Brai, Tarragona8 m
  14. 14Cova de Roca LlorenyaEl Pinell de Brai, Tarragona5 m
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The 20 deepest

  1. 1Avenc MiravetMiravet, Tarragona43 m
  2. 2Avenc de la PicossaMóra d'Ebre, Tarragona32 m
  3. 3Cova-avenc del Camí del MolíGandesa, Tarragona18 m
  4. 4Forat de BorretesEl Pinell de Brai, Tarragona15 m
  5. 5Cova de la CarruvaGandesa, Tarragona11 m
  6. 6Cova-avenc de la TeuleriaGandesa, Tarragona10 m
  7. 7Cova de la PorcaMóra d'Ebre, Tarragona8 m
  8. 8Cova de RiberolaEl Pinell de Brai, Tarragona7 m
  9. 9Cova de la Brigada LincolnEl Pinell de Brai, Tarragona4 m
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