Caves of La Figuera
La Figuera, a municipality in the Priorat, has 4 pits, all of the pit type, with a total length of 150 metres and a maximum depth of 43 metres.
La Figuera has 4 catalogued caves, including 4 potholes and 0 caves. The longest is Avenc del Nenet (85m). Most caves are found in dolomite.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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La Figuera, a municipality in the Priorat, has 4 cavities, all of them pits. Together they total 150 metres of length and reach a maximum depth of 43 metres. The lithologies present are dolomite, in 3 cavities, and limestone, in 1.
The most notable pits are the Avenc del Nenet, with 85 metres of length and 43 metres of depth, explored on 19 March 1966 by members of the ERE – CEC, and the Avenc del Nen, with 43 metres of length and 12 metres of depth, with a ramp that ends above a -10 metre shaft and a lower gallery of 43 metres. The set is completed by the Avenc d'en Fermí, with 16 metres of length and 8 metres of depth, and the Avenc de Sant Pau, with 6 metres of length and 4 metres of depth.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc del NenetLa Figuera, Tarragona85 m
- 2Avenc del NenLa Figuera, Tarragona43 m
- 3Avenc d'en FermíLa Figuera, Tarragona16 m
- 4Avenc de Sant PauLa Figuera, Tarragona6 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc del NenetLa Figuera, Tarragona43 m
- 2Avenc del NenLa Figuera, Tarragona12 m
- 3Avenc d'en FermíLa Figuera, Tarragona8 m
- 4Avenc de Sant PauLa Figuera, Tarragona4 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenc del Nenet | 85 meters | 43 meters | Figuera, La | Priorat |
| Avenc del Nen | 43 meters | 12 meters | Figuera, La | Priorat |
| Avenc d'en Fermí | 16 meters | 8 meters | Figuera, La | Priorat |
| Avenc de Sant Pau | 6 meters | 4 meters | Figuera, La | Priorat |
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