Caves of El Pont de Bar
El Pont de Bar, in Alt Urgell, has 3 cavities: 1 pit and 2 caves, with a total length of 480 m and a maximum depth of 62 m. Avenc de la Cabana d'en Garraba is the longest and deepest cavity in the municipality.
El Pont de Bar has 3 catalogued caves, including 1 potholes and 2 caves. The longest is Avenc de la Cabana d'en Garraba (425m). 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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El Pont de Bar, a municipality in Alt Urgell, has 3 inventoried cavities: 1 pit and 2 caves. The total length of the municipality's cavities is 480 m and the maximum depth reached is 62 m. All three cavities develop in limestone.
Avenc de la Cabana d'en Garraba is the most notable cavity, with 425 m of length and 62 m of depth; it is an active sinkhole of the torrent de la Barguja, known since ancient times, explored in 1910 and surveyed in 1973. Cova de Santufa, in the torrent de Fornàs (Aristot, el Pont de Bar), has 50 m of length, a large hall of 12X15 metres and an elevation of -20 metres. Forat de l'Orri d'aristot is a small cave in the N of Aristot, a few metres from the barraca de l'Orri d'Aristot, in a rocky outcrop in the middle of the meadow.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc de la Cabana d'en GarrabaEl Pont de Bar, Lleida425 m
- 2Cova de SantufaEl Pont de Bar, Lleida50 m
- 3Forat de l'Orri d'aristotEl Pont de Bar, Lleida5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc de la Cabana d'en GarrabaEl Pont de Bar, Lleida62 m
- 2Cova de SantufaEl Pont de Bar, Lleida20 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenc de la Cabana d'en Garraba | 425 meters | 62 meters | Pont de Bar, El | Alt Urgell |
| Cova de Santufa | 50 meters | 20 meters | Pont de Bar, El | Alt Urgell |
| Forat de l'Orri d'aristot | 5 meters | 0 meters | Pont de Bar, El | Alt Urgell |
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