Caves of L'Ametlla de Mar
Municipality of l'Ametlla de Mar, in Baix Ebre, with 3 catalogued caves, all in conglomerate. The total length is 94 m and the maximum depth is 1 m. The longest cave is les Coves del Xertolí, at 63 m.
L'Ametlla de Mar has 3 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 3 caves. The longest is Coves del Xertolí (63m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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L'Ametlla de Mar, a municipality in Baix Ebre, has 3 catalogued caves, all of them developed in conglomerate. Together they total 94 m of length, with a maximum depth of 1 m.
The longest cave is les Coves del Xertolí, at 63 m: two large marine-erosion shelters linked to each other, known forever and not cited by Faura (1909) or Ferrater (1918). They are followed by la Cova del Llop Marí, with 19 m of length, a marine cave with a wide shelter-shaped opening that gives access to three parallel passages, and la Cova Negra, a semicircular marine-erosion shelter of 20 by 12 metres, with large blocks to the west and largely occupied by shallow water.
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The 20 longest
- 1Coves del XertolíL'Ametlla de Mar, Tarragona63 m
- 2Cova del Llop MaríL'Ametlla de Mar, Tarragona19 m
- 3Cova NegraL'Ametlla de Mar, Tarragona12 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Coves del XertolíL'Ametlla de Mar, Tarragona1 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coves del Xertolí | 63 meters | 1 meters | Ametlla de Mar, L' | Baix Ebre |
| Cova del Llop Marí | 19 meters | 0 meters | Ametlla de Mar, L' | Baix Ebre |
| Cova Negra | 12 meters | 0 meters | Ametlla de Mar, L' | Baix Ebre |
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