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Caves of Aiguamúrcia

Aiguamúrcia, a municipality in Alt Camp, has 2 pits: Avenc Victoria, 80 m deep and 250 m long, and Avenc del Balcó, 9 m deep and 12 m long. Both are developed in limestone.

Aiguamúrcia has 2 catalogued caves, including 2 potholes and 0 caves. The longest is Avenc Victoria (250m). Most caves are found in limestone.

2caves
262mtotal length
80mmax depth

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

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Aiguamúrcia is a municipality in Alt Camp with 2 inventoried pits, both developed in limestone. Together they total 262 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 80 m.

Avenc Victoria, in the Montmell massif, is the most notable: 80 m deep and 250 m long. It was discovered in 1969 by the SIE – CEA and is structured along an E–W fracture. Avenc del Balcó, in the Vall de l'Infern, in the Pla de Manlleu, is a small pit with an entrance of 1.78x0.90 metres, a 4.85-metre shaft, 9 m of depth and 12 m of passage.

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The 20 longest

  1. 1Avenc VictoriaAiguamúrcia, Tarragona250 m
  2. 2Avenc del BalcóAiguamúrcia, Tarragona12 m
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The 20 deepest

  1. 1Avenc VictoriaAiguamúrcia, Tarragona80 m
  2. 2Avenc del BalcóAiguamúrcia, Tarragona9 m
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Avenc Victoria250 meters80 metersAiguamúrciaAlt Camp
Avenc del Balcó12 meters9 metersAiguamúrciaAlt Camp

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