Caves of Marçà
Marçà, in the Priorat, has 8 cavities: 7 pits and 1 cave, with a total length of 1491 metres and a maximum depth of -78 metres. Avenc de la Miloquera, at 769 metres, is the longest and deepest.
Marçà has 8 catalogued caves, including 7 potholes and 1 caves. The longest is Avenc de la Miloquera (769m). 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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Marçà, a municipality in the Priorat, has 8 inventoried cavities: 7 pits and 1 cave. Together they total 1491 metres of length and reach a maximum depth of -78 metres. All the recorded cavities develop in dolomite.
Avenc de la Miloquera is the most notable cavity, with 769 metres of length, five entrances and a depth of -78 metres. Other significant pits are Avenc del Pastor, with 238 metres of length and 71 metres of depth; Avenc de les Perles, with 188 metres and 48 metres of depth; Avenc Ere I, with 92 metres and 33 metres of depth; and Avenc de la Miloquera Amagada, with 84 metres and 43 metres of depth. Several of these cavities were explored and surveyed by the Espeleo Club de Gràcia in 1979.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc de la MiloqueraMarçà, Tarragona769 m
- 2Avenc del PastorMarçà, Tarragona238 m
- 3Avenc de les PerlesMarçà, Tarragona188 m
- 4Avenc Ere IMarçà, Tarragona92 m
- 5Avenc de la Miloquera AmagadaMarçà, Tarragona84 m
- 6Cova del GuixMarçà, Tarragona61 m
- 7Avenc de Sant JosepMarçà, Tarragona49 m
- 8Avenc Ere IiMarçà, Tarragona10 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc de la MiloqueraMarçà, Tarragona78 m
- 2Avenc del PastorMarçà, Tarragona71 m
- 3Avenc de les PerlesMarçà, Tarragona48 m
- 4Avenc de la Miloquera AmagadaMarçà, Tarragona43 m
- 5Avenc Ere IMarçà, Tarragona33 m
- 6Avenc de Sant JosepMarçà, Tarragona29 m
- 7Cova del GuixMarçà, Tarragona16 m
- 8Avenc Ere IiMarçà, Tarragona4 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenc de la Miloquera | 769 meters | 78 meters | Marçà | Priorat |
| Avenc del Pastor | 238 meters | 71 meters | Marçà | Priorat |
| Avenc de les Perles | 188 meters | 48 meters | Marçà | Priorat |
| Avenc Ere I | 92 meters | 33 meters | Marçà | Priorat |
| Avenc de la Miloquera Amagada | 84 meters | 43 meters | Marçà | Priorat |
| Cova del Guix | 61 meters | 16 meters | Marçà | Priorat |
| Avenc de Sant Josep | 49 meters | 29 meters | Marçà | Priorat |
| Avenc Ere Ii | 10 meters | 4 meters | Marçà | Priorat |
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Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/