Caves of Paüls
Paüls (Baix Ebre) has 4 pits, all in limestone. The largest is the Avenc del Pujador del Pi, with 150 m of passage and 100 m of depth. In 2016 the Club d'Espeleologia Dinàmic explored several cavities.
Paüls has 4 catalogued caves, including 4 potholes and 0 caves. The longest is Avenc del Pujador del Pi (150m). 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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Paüls, a municipality in the Baix Ebre, has 4 catalogued cavities, all of them pits developed in limestone. Together they total 232 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 100 m.
The Avenc del Pujador del Pi is the most notable cavity: with 150 m of passage and 100 m of depth, it has two entrances and a vertical shaft. It was discovered in 2016 by the Club d'Espeleologia Dinàmic and is still being explored. The remaining pits are of more modest dimensions: the Avenc de la Refoia, with 60 m of passage and 15 m of depth, with an initial 8 m shaft opened by collapse and clastic morphology down to the -15 level; the Avenc de Mordor, 12 m deep, cleared and explored on 16 October 2016 by the Club d'Espeleologia Dinàmic; and the Avenc dels Dropos, about 10 m deep, discovered and explored on 16 October 2016 by the same club.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc del Pujador del PiPaüls, Tarragona150 m
- 2Avenc de la RefoiaPaüls, Tarragona60 m
- 3Avenc de MordorPaüls, Tarragona12 m
- 4Avenc dels DroposPaüls, Tarragona10 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc del Pujador del PiPaüls, Tarragona100 m
- 2Avenc de la RefoiaPaüls, Tarragona15 m
- 3Avenc de MordorPaüls, Tarragona12 m
- 4Avenc dels DroposPaüls, Tarragona10 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenc del Pujador del Pi | 150 meters | 100 meters | Paüls | Baix Ebre |
| Avenc de la Refoia | 60 meters | 15 meters | Paüls | Baix Ebre |
| Avenc de Mordor | 12 meters | 12 meters | Paüls | Baix Ebre |
| Avenc dels Dropos | 10 meters | 10 meters | Paüls | Baix Ebre |
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