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Caves of Esponellà

Esponellà, in the Pla de l'Estany, has 6 cavities: 3 pits and 3 caves, with 441 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 60 m. All are in travertine and at Martís.

Esponellà has 6 catalogued caves, including 3 potholes and 3 caves. The longest is Avenc del Tall (168m). Most caves are found in travertine.

6caves
441mtotal length
60mmax depth

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

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Esponellà, a municipality in the Pla de l'Estany, has 6 catalogued cavities: 3 pits and 3 caves. Together they total 441 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 60 metres. All the known cavities develop in travertine and are located at Martís.

The cavities most notable for passage length are the Avenc del Tall, with 168 metres, the Cova de Mariver de Martís, with 110 metres, and the Cova de les Encantades de Martís, with 76 metres. As for depth, the Avenc del Tall reaches 60 metres, followed by the Cova de les Encantades de Martís, with 21 metres, and the Cova de Mariver de Martís, with 10 metres.

The Cova de Mariver de Martís was discovered on 19 September 1952 by J.M. Verdura and two youths; Dr. J.M. Corominas named it Mariver de Martís and began excavations that year. The Cova de Mariver de Martís Nº2, of 36 metres, was also discovered in 1952 and has surveys from 1974 and 1981. The Avenc dels Gossos, with 33 metres of passage, has a depth of 6 metres and a shaft of -6 m.

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The 20 longest

  1. 1Avenc del TallEsponellà, Girona168 m
  2. 2Cova de Mariver de MartísEsponellà, Girona110 m
  3. 3Cova de les Encantades de MartísEsponellà, Girona76 m
  4. 4Cova de Mariver de Martís Nº2Esponellà, Girona36 m
  5. 5Avenc dels GossosEsponellà, Girona33 m
  6. 6Avenc de l'AdministracióEsponellà, Girona18 m
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The 20 deepest

  1. 1Avenc del TallEsponellà, Girona60 m
  2. 2Cova de les Encantades de MartísEsponellà, Girona21 m
  3. 3Cova de Mariver de MartísEsponellà, Girona10 m
  4. 4Cova de Mariver de Martís Nº2Esponellà, Girona8 m
  5. 5Avenc dels GossosEsponellà, Girona6 m
  6. 6Avenc de l'AdministracióEsponellà, Girona5 m
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Name↕
Length↓
Depth↕
Municipality↕
Region↕
Avenc del Tall168 meters60 metersEsponellàPla de l'Estany
Cova de Mariver de Martís110 meters10 metersEsponellàPla de l'Estany
Cova de les Encantades de Martís76 meters21 metersEsponellàPla de l'Estany
Cova de Mariver de Martís Nº236 meters8 metersEsponellàPla de l'Estany
Avenc dels Gossos33 meters6 metersEsponellàPla de l'Estany
Avenc de l'Administració18 meters5 metersEsponellàPla de l'Estany

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