Caves of La Vansa i Fórnols
La Vansa i Fórnols, in the Alt Urgell, has 13 cavities: 10 pits and 3 caves, with 1187 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 137 m. Font d'Andana stands out, at 679 m.
La Vansa i Fórnols has 13 catalogued caves, including 10 potholes and 3 caves. The longest is Font d'Andana (679m). 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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La Vansa i Fórnols, a municipality in the Alt Urgell, brings together 13 inventoried cavities: 10 pits and 3 caves. Together they total 1187 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 137 metres. All the cavities develop in limestone.
The most notable cavity is the Font d'Andana, with 679 metres of passage and 137 metres of vertical drop. Among the pits, the Baborell de Montsec, near coll d'Arnat, has 18 metres of vertical drop and two entrance mouths, galleries, shafts and traces of human use. The Grallera del Coll de l'olla, 44 metres deep, has been known since time immemorial and was explored by the GELL between 1998 and 2005. The Grallera Gran de Cornellana, in the Cadí, is 42 m deep, with a 25 m shaft divided into two sections and a maximum vertical drop of -41.5 m. The Avenc del Circuit, 31 metres deep, is located at the Tuixént-La Vansa Nordic ski station and was explored by the GELL in 2001. The Avenc del Vernús, 18 metres deep, was explored by the G.E. Lleidatà on 18 December 1994.
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The 20 longest
- 1Font d'AndanaLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida679 m
- 2Baborell de MontsecLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida143 m
- 3Grallera del Coll de l'ollaLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida65 m
- 4Grallera Gran de CornellanaLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida65 m
- 5Avenc del CircuitLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida50 m
- 6Avenc del VernúsLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida45 m
- 7Bòfia del PinarLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida35 m
- 8Cova dels GegantsLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida34 m
- 9Cova del SoldatLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida27 m
- 10Avenc de la Jaça de les VaquesLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida16 m
- 11Avenc de la RataLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida12 m
- 12Grallera Petita de CornellanaLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida10 m
- 13Forat de les BoixederesLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida6 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Font d'AndanaLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida137 m
- 2Grallera del Coll de l'ollaLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida44 m
- 3Grallera Gran de CornellanaLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida42 m
- 4Avenc del CircuitLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida31 m
- 5Avenc del VernúsLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida18 m
- 6Baborell de MontsecLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida18 m
- 7Bòfia del PinarLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida17 m
- 8Avenc de la Jaça de les VaquesLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida13 m
- 9Avenc de la RataLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida9 m
- 10Grallera Petita de CornellanaLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida7 m
- 11Cova del SoldatLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida5 m
- 12Cova dels GegantsLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida4 m
- 13Forat de les BoixederesLa Vansa i Fórnols, Lleida3 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Font d'Andana | 679 meters | 137 meters | Vansa i Fórnols, La | Alt Urgell |
| Baborell de Montsec | 143 meters | 18 meters | Vansa i Fórnols, La | Alt Urgell |
| Grallera Gran de Cornellana | 65 meters | 42 meters | Vansa i Fórnols, La | Alt Urgell |
| Grallera del Coll de l'olla | 65 meters | 44 meters | Vansa i Fórnols, La | Alt Urgell |
| Avenc del Circuit | 50 meters | 31 meters | Vansa i Fórnols, La | Alt Urgell |
| Avenc del Vernús | 45 meters | 18 meters | Vansa i Fórnols, La | Alt Urgell |
| Bòfia del Pinar | 35 meters | 17 meters | Vansa i Fórnols, La | Alt Urgell |
| Cova dels Gegants | 34 meters | 4 meters | Vansa i Fórnols, La | Alt Urgell |
| Cova del Soldat | 27 meters | 5 meters | Vansa i Fórnols, La | Alt Urgell |
| Avenc de la Jaça de les Vaques | 16 meters | 13 meters | Vansa i Fórnols, La | Alt Urgell |
| Avenc de la Rata | 12 meters | 9 meters | Vansa i Fórnols, La | Alt Urgell |
| Grallera Petita de Cornellana | 10 meters | 7 meters | Vansa i Fórnols, La | Alt Urgell |
| Forat de les Boixederes | 6 meters | 3 meters | Vansa i Fórnols, La | Alt Urgell |
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