Caves of Cunit
Cunit (Baix Penedès) has 2 catalogued cavities, both pits: the Avenc de Sant Antoni and the Pou de Cal Santó. Together they total 162 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 31 m.
Cunit has 2 catalogued caves, including 2 potholes and 0 caves. The longest is Avenc de Sant Antoni (82m) and the deepest is Pou de Cal Santó (31m). Most caves are found in limestone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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In the municipality of Cunit, in the comarca of Baix Penedès, there are 2 catalogued cavities, both pits. Together they total 162 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 31 m. The recorded lithology is limestone in both cases.
The longest cavity is the Avenc de Sant Antoni, with 82 m of passage; it is located in the N of Cunit and is known and degraded, with an archaeological deposit from the Neolithic and the Iron Age. The Pou de Cal Santó, with 80 m of passage, is the deepest cavity, with 31 m of vertical drop; it is a subterranean chamber at the bottom of an artificial shaft, discovered while drilling a water well towards the middle of the 1960s.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc de Sant AntoniCunit, Tarragona82 m
- 2Pou de Cal SantóCunit, Tarragona80 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Pou de Cal SantóCunit, Tarragona31 m
- 2Avenc de Sant AntoniCunit, Tarragona7 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenc de Sant Antoni | 82 meters | 7 meters | Cunit | Baix Penedès |
| Pou de Cal Santó | 80 meters | 31 meters | Cunit | Baix Penedès |
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