Caves of La Palma de Cervelló
La Palma de Cervelló, in the Baix Llobregat, brings together 16 cavities: 8 pits and 8 caves, with a total length of 496 metres and a maximum depth of 32 metres. The Avenc Nº1 de l'Esquerda is the longest (90 m) and the deepest (32 m).
La Palma de Cervelló has 16 catalogued caves, including 8 potholes and 8 caves. The longest is Avenc Nº1 de l'Esquerda (90m). 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 Palma de Cervelló, a municipality in the Baix Llobregat, has 16 catalogued cavities: 8 pits and 8 caves. The group totals 496 metres of length and reaches a maximum depth of 32 metres. The lithologies present are Dolomite, in 14 cavities, and Limestone, in 2.
Among the most notable cavities is the Avenc Nº1 de l'Esquerda, the longest at 90 metres and the deepest at 32 metres, located in the Fontpineda residential development, discovered by the GEIS in 1972 and explored jointly with the CE Molins de Rei in 1977. The Avenc de la Canya, 56 metres long and 26 metres deep, is known as les Esquerdes and includes a fissure 28 metres long by -13 metres deep. The Forat de la Remei, also known as les Esquerdes, is 50 metres long and 21 metres deep, with a fissure 22 metres long.
Other cavities are the Cova de la Carretera, 47 metres long, first explored in 1958, and the Avenc de la Cabra, 45 metres long and 15 metres deep, with an inclined gallery, a 5-metre shaft and an upper gallery 8 metres long. The Avenc Nº2 de l'Esquerda, 24 metres deep, is accessed through a horizontal crawlway and a descending gallery, and the Avenc de Can Montmany, 22 metres deep, has a shaft of -13 metres and a floor that descends to -22 metres.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc Nº1 de l'EsquerdaLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona90 m
- 2Avenc de la CanyaLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona56 m
- 3Forat de la RemeiLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona50 m
- 4Cova de la CarreteraLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona47 m
- 5Avenc de la CabraLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona45 m
- 6Avenc de Can MontmanyLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona41 m
- 7Avenc Nº2 de l'EsquerdaLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona35 m
- 8Avenc G-5La Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona33 m
- 9Forat de la PalmeraLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona21 m
- 10Avenc del Torrent DesgavellatLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona16 m
- 11Cova de Can PonçgemLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona15 m
- 12Cova del Torrent DesgavellatLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona13 m
- 13Forat del PitoLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona12 m
- 14Cova-avenc de l'ErnestLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona9 m
- 15Cova Nº3 de Can PonçgemLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona8 m
- 16Cova Nº2 de Can PonçgemLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc Nº1 de l'EsquerdaLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona32 m
- 2Avenc de la CanyaLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona26 m
- 3Avenc Nº2 de l'EsquerdaLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona24 m
- 4Avenc de Can MontmanyLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona22 m
- 5Forat de la RemeiLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona21 m
- 6Avenc G-5La Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona19 m
- 7Avenc de la CabraLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona15 m
- 8Avenc del Torrent DesgavellatLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona8 m
- 9Forat de la PalmeraLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona8 m
- 10Cova de la CarreteraLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona7 m
- 11Cova de Can PonçgemLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona6 m
- 12Cova del Torrent DesgavellatLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona6 m
- 13Forat del PitoLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona6 m
- 14Cova-avenc de l'ErnestLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona5 m
- 15Cova Nº2 de Can PonçgemLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona2 m
- 16Cova Nº3 de Can PonçgemLa Palma de Cervelló, Barcelona2 m
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