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Caves of Benifallet

Benifallet (Baix Ebre) has 14 catalogued cavities: 5 pits and 9 caves, with a total length of 1604 m and a maximum depth of 23 m. Notable are Cova Marigot (546 m) and Cova Meravelles (510 m).

Benifallet has 14 catalogued caves, including 5 potholes and 9 caves. The longest is Cova Marigot (546m). Most caves are found in limestone.

14caves
1.6kmtotal length
23mmax depth

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

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Benifallet, a municipality in Baix Ebre, has 14 catalogued cavities: 5 pits and 9 caves. The total catalogued length is 1604 m and the maximum depth is 23 m. The recorded lithologies are limestone (12) and dolomite (2).

The longest cavities are Cova Marigot, at 546 m, and Cova Meravelles, at 510 m; also listed are Cova del Dos, at 253 m, and Cova de l'Aumidiella Gran, at 144 m. As for depth, Cova Marigot reaches 23 m, followed by Cova del Dos with 16 m, Avenc del Sifó with 15 m, Avenc de la Fita with 11 m and Avenc del Barranc d'aixeca with 10 m.

Among the pits is Avenc del Cataclisme, with a semicircular entrance of 1.2 x 0.9 metres, a chamber of 8 x 9 metres and 1.5 metres in height, discovered and explored by the GIE – CE Gràcia in July 1969.

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The 20 longest

  1. 1Cova MarigotBenifallet, Tarragona546 m
  2. 2Cova MeravellesBenifallet, Tarragona510 m
  3. 3Cova del DosBenifallet, Tarragona253 m
  4. 4Cova de l'Aumidiella GranBenifallet, Tarragona144 m
  5. 5Avenc del CataclismeBenifallet, Tarragona32 m
  6. 6Avenc del SifóBenifallet, Tarragona26 m
  7. 7Cova CullaBenifallet, Tarragona18 m
  8. 8Cova LluminosaBenifallet, Tarragona15 m
  9. 9Avenc de la FitaBenifallet, Tarragona14 m
  10. 10Avenc del Barranc d'aixecaBenifallet, Tarragona13 m
  11. 11Coveta de CardóBenifallet, Tarragona11 m
  12. 12Avenc de Camins de TerraBenifallet, Tarragona10 m
  13. 13Cova de la CarreteraBenifallet, Tarragona7 m
  14. 14Cova de Sant JosepBenifallet, Tarragona5 m
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The 20 deepest

  1. 1Cova MarigotBenifallet, Tarragona23 m
  2. 2Cova del DosBenifallet, Tarragona16 m
  3. 3Avenc del SifóBenifallet, Tarragona15 m
  4. 4Avenc de la FitaBenifallet, Tarragona11 m
  5. 5Avenc del Barranc d'aixecaBenifallet, Tarragona10 m
  6. 6Cova MeravellesBenifallet, Tarragona10 m
  7. 7Avenc de Camins de TerraBenifallet, Tarragona8 m
  8. 8Cova de l'Aumidiella GranBenifallet, Tarragona6 m
  9. 9Coveta de CardóBenifallet, Tarragona6 m
  10. 10Cova LluminosaBenifallet, Tarragona5 m
  11. 11Cova CullaBenifallet, Tarragona4 m
  12. 12Avenc del CataclismeBenifallet, Tarragona1 m
  13. 13Cova de la CarreteraBenifallet, Tarragona1 m
  14. 14Cova de Sant JosepBenifallet, Tarragona1 m
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Name↕
Length↓
Depth↕
Municipality↕
Region↕
Cova Marigot546 meters23 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre
Cova Meravelles510 meters10 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre
Cova del Dos253 meters16 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre
Cova de l'Aumidiella Gran144 meters6 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre
Avenc del Cataclisme32 meters1 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre
Avenc del Sifó26 meters15 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre
Cova Culla18 meters4 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre
Cova Lluminosa15 meters5 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre
Avenc de la Fita14 meters11 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre
Avenc del Barranc d'aixeca13 meters10 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre
Coveta de Cardó11 meters6 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre
Avenc de Camins de Terra10 meters8 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre
Cova de la Carretera7 meters1 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre
Cova de Sant Josep5 meters1 metersBenifalletBaix Ebre

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