Caves of Olivella
Olivella (Garraf) contains 33 cavities: 16 pits and 17 caves, with 518 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 27 m. All are in limestone. The Avenc de Can Ramonet stands out, with a depth of 27 m.
Olivella has 33 catalogued caves, including 16 potholes and 17 caves. The longest is Avenc dels Esquelets (55m) and the deepest is Avenc de Can Ramonet (27m). 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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Olivella, a municipality in the Garraf, has 33 inventoried cavities: 16 pits and 17 caves. Together they total 518 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 27 m. All the cavities develop in limestone.
Among the longest cavities are the Avenc dels Esquelets, at 55 m, with two entrances and an artificial gallery of 7 m; the Avenc de Can Ramonet, at 35 m; the Avenc de Penya Embassada, at 32 m, with a 15 m shaft and a second 9 m shaft, discovered and explored for the first time by the GES-CMB in October 1957; the Cova Fumada de Penya Embassada, at 32 m; and the Avenc de la Nubet, at 29 m, discovered in August 2012 by the GE Badalona.
As for depth, the Avenc de Can Ramonet reaches 27 m; the Avenc de Penya Embassada, 24 m; the Avenc Prat de la Riba, 20 m; the Avenc dels Esquelets, 18 m; and the Avenc dels Sitgetans, 17 m, with an entrance of 0.80 by 1.20 metres and a single shaft of almost 14 metres.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc dels EsqueletsOlivella, Barcelona55 m
- 2Avenc de Can RamonetOlivella, Barcelona35 m
- 3Avenc de Penya EmbassadaOlivella, Barcelona32 m
- 4Cova Fumada de Penya EmbassadaOlivella, Barcelona32 m
- 5Avenc de la NubetOlivella, Barcelona29 m
- 6Avenc de Can SuriolOlivella, Barcelona25 m
- 7Avenc Prat de la RibaOlivella, Barcelona25 m
- 8Cova Nº2 del LledonerOlivella, Barcelona25 m
- 9Avenc de la Casa NovaOlivella, Barcelona24 m
- 10Avenc del MontnàsOlivella, Barcelona22 m
- 11Avenc dels SitgetansOlivella, Barcelona22 m
- 12Cova de Can MuntanerOlivella, Barcelona21 m
- 13Cova del MontnàsOlivella, Barcelona20 m
- 14Cova Penjada de Penya EmbassadaOlivella, Barcelona18 m
- 15Balmes dels EsqueletsOlivella, Barcelona15 m
- 16Cova de les PiquesOlivella, Barcelona14 m
- 17Cova XaroOlivella, Barcelona13 m
- 18Avenc del Cenyidor 1Olivella, Barcelona9 m
- 19Avenc del DonutOlivella, Barcelona9 m
- 20Avenc de la Carena del MontnàsOlivella, Barcelona8 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc de Can RamonetOlivella, Barcelona27 m
- 2Avenc de Penya EmbassadaOlivella, Barcelona24 m
- 3Avenc Prat de la RibaOlivella, Barcelona20 m
- 4Avenc dels EsqueletsOlivella, Barcelona18 m
- 5Avenc dels SitgetansOlivella, Barcelona17 m
- 6Avenc de Can SuriolOlivella, Barcelona15 m
- 7Avenc de la Casa NovaOlivella, Barcelona14 m
- 8Avenc del MontnàsOlivella, Barcelona9 m
- 9Avenc de la NubetOlivella, Barcelona8 m
- 10Cova del MontnàsOlivella, Barcelona8 m
- 11Avenc del DonutOlivella, Barcelona7 m
- 12Avenc de la Carena del MontnàsOlivella, Barcelona6 m
- 13Cova Fumada de Penya EmbassadaOlivella, Barcelona5 m
- 14Cova Penjada de Penya EmbassadaOlivella, Barcelona5 m
- 15Avenc de la Plana NovellaOlivella, Barcelona4 m
- 16Avenc del Cenyidor 1Olivella, Barcelona4 m
- 17Cova de Can MuntanerOlivella, Barcelona4 m
- 18Cova d'en DuranOlivella, Barcelona4 m
- 19Avenc del CamíOlivella, Barcelona2 m
- 20Avenc del Cenyidor 2Olivella, Barcelona2 m
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