Caves of Mas de Barberans
The municipality of Mas de Barberans, in Montsià, has 2 cavities: 1 pit and 1 cave. The total length is 90 m and the maximum depth is 63 m. The Avenc de la Canal de l'avenc, at 70 m, is the longest and deepest cavity.
Mas de Barberans has 2 catalogued caves, including 1 potholes and 1 caves. The longest is Avenc de la Canal de l'avenc (70m). 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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The municipality of Mas de Barberans, in the comarca of Montsià, contains 2 cavities: 1 pit and 1 cave. Together, the catalogued cavities total a length of 90 m and reach a maximum depth of 63 m. The recorded lithology is limestone in 2 cases.
The most notable cavity is the Avenc de la Canal de l'avenc, with 70 m of passage and 63 m of depth, located at the Port (Mas de Barberans), in the Canal de l'Avenc, to the SW of the Morral d'en Bru. The other cavity is the Forat de la Faixa de Roca Roja, of 20 m, a cave with a large entrance hanging on a wall of the barranc del Regatxol, in Mas de Barberans, with access by track from km. 12 of the TV-3421, a marked path and cross-country, and a linear route of 20 m in a collapse.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc de la Canal de l'avencMas de Barberans, Tarragona70 m
- 2Forat de la Faixa de Roca RojaMas de Barberans, Tarragona20 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc de la Canal de l'avencMas de Barberans, Tarragona63 m
- 2Forat de la Faixa de Roca RojaMas de Barberans, Tarragona2 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenc de la Canal de l'avenc | 70 meters | 63 meters | Mas de Barberans | Montsià |
| Forat de la Faixa de Roca Roja | 20 meters | 2 meters | Mas de Barberans | Montsià |
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