Caves of Palafrugell
Palafrugell, in the Baix Empordà, contains 22 caves, all catalogued as Cova, with a total length of 682 m and a maximum depth of 27 m.
Palafrugell has 22 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 22 caves. The longest is Cova d'Aigua Xelida (73m) and the deepest is Sa Roncadora (27m). Most caves are found in granite.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Palafrugell, a municipality in the Baix Empordà, has 22 caves, all of them catalogued as Cova. Together they total 682 m of length and reach a maximum depth of 27 m. The associated lithology is granite.
Among the longest cavities are the Cova d'Aigua Xelida, at 73 m; the Cova de Sa Gavina, at 67 m; Sa Roncadora, at 63 m; the Cova de la Cala d'en Roig, at 61 m, and the Rec Fondo, at 60 m. As for depth, notable are Sa Roncadora, at 27 m; the Cova de la Punta de N'estella, at 15 m; the Cova del Tabac, at 13 m; the Cova de Cala Ventosa, at 11 m, and the Cova del Frare, at 10 m.
The Cova de Sa Gavina and the Cova del Frare were explored and surveyed in August 1986 by members of the SIS – CE Terrassa.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova d'Aigua XelidaPalafrugell, Girona73 m
- 2Cova de Sa GavinaPalafrugell, Girona67 m
- 3Sa RoncadoraPalafrugell, Girona63 m
- 4Cova de la Cala d'en RoigPalafrugell, Girona61 m
- 5Rec FondoPalafrugell, Girona60 m
- 6Cova de la Punta de N'estellaPalafrugell, Girona51 m
- 7Cova de Cala PedrosaPalafrugell, Girona37 m
- 8Rec AmplePalafrugell, Girona36 m
- 9Cova del TabacPalafrugell, Girona35 m
- 10Cova de Cala VentosaPalafrugell, Girona32 m
- 11Cova de la Punta Des QuartPalafrugell, Girona29 m
- 12Cova Negra de Cala PedrosaPalafrugell, Girona26 m
- 13Cova de la MuscleraPalafrugell, Girona20 m
- 14Cova de Cala GensPalafrugell, Girona18 m
- 15Cova del FrarePalafrugell, Girona16 m
- 16Cova de la Punta Des BancPalafrugell, Girona14 m
- 17Sa ForadadaPalafrugell, Girona12 m
- 18Cova Des ForcatsPalafrugell, Girona10 m
- 19Cova Des PortióPalafrugell, Girona9 m
- 20Covetes de Cala PedrosaPalafrugell, Girona5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Sa RoncadoraPalafrugell, Girona27 m
- 2Cova de la Punta de N'estellaPalafrugell, Girona15 m
- 3Cova del TabacPalafrugell, Girona13 m
- 4Cova de Cala VentosaPalafrugell, Girona11 m
- 5Cova del FrarePalafrugell, Girona10 m
- 6Cova de Cala PedrosaPalafrugell, Girona8 m
- 7Cova de la Cala d'en RoigPalafrugell, Girona6 m
- 8Cova d'Aigua XelidaPalafrugell, Girona5 m
- 9Cova de la MuscleraPalafrugell, Girona5 m
- 10Cova de la Punta Des BancPalafrugell, Girona5 m
- 11Cova Negra de Cala PedrosaPalafrugell, Girona5 m
- 12Cova de la Punta Des QuartPalafrugell, Girona3 m
- 13Cova de Sa GavinaPalafrugell, Girona3 m
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