Caves of the Pla de l'Estany
The Pla de l'Estany region contains 19 cavities: 3 pits and 16 caves, with a total length of 808 metres and a maximum depth of 60 metres. Travertines predominate, with sandstones and conglomerates.
The Pla de l'Estany region has 19 catalogued caves, including 3 potholes and 16 caves. The longest is les Estunes (210m) and the deepest is Avenc del Tall (60m). Most caves are found in travertine.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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The Pla de l'Estany contains 19 cavities, divided into 3 pits and 16 caves, with a total length of 808 metres and a maximum depth of 60 metres. The dominant lithology is travertines (16 cavities), accompanied by sandstones (2) and conglomerates (1).
Among the most notable cavities are les Estunes, with 210 metres of length near the lake of Banyoles (Porqueres), known since time immemorial and surveyed on 17 June 1981. The Avenc del Tall, in Martís (Esponellà), reaches 60 metres of depth with two entrances in an artificial trench. Other relevant cavities are the Cova de Mariver de Martís, with 110 metres of length, discovered on 19 September 1952 by J.M. Verdura and two youths, and named by Dr. J.M. Corominas; the Cova de les Encantades de Martís, of 76 metres; and the Cova dels Encantats, in Serinyà, of 69 metres, located on the cingle de la Margenera.
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The figures of these places do not add up to the total: a cave can be in more than one place, or in none when its location has no lower level.
The 20 longest
- 1les EstunesPorqueres, Girona210 m
- 2Avenc del TallEsponellà, Girona168 m
- 3Cova de Mariver de MartísEsponellà, Girona110 m
- 4Cova de les Encantades de MartísEsponellà, Girona76 m
- 5Cova de Can PortPorqueres, Girona75 m
- 6Cova dels EncantatsSerinyà, Girona69 m
- 7Cova de Mariver de Martís Nº2Esponellà, Girona36 m
- 8Avenc dels GossosEsponellà, Girona33 m
- 9Cova de VentatjolSant Miquel de Campmajor, Girona28 m
- 10Cova del Reclau ViverSerinyà, Girona20 m
- 11Avenc de l'AdministracióEsponellà, Girona18 m
- 12Bora de la CarreteraSerinyà, Girona18 m
- 13Cova de l'ArbredaSerinyà, Girona18 m
- 14Bora Gran d'en CarreresSerinyà, Girona10 m
- 15Cova d'en MolletSerinyà, Girona8 m
- 16Cova Petita dels EncantatsSerinyà, Girona5 m
- 17Cova d'en PauSerinyà, Girona4 m
- 18Cova de l'Arbreda PetitaSerinyà, Girona3 m
- 19Cova d'en Mollet IiiSerinyà, Girona2 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc del TallEsponellà, Girona60 m
- 2Cova de les Encantades de MartísEsponellà, Girona21 m
- 3Cova de Can PortPorqueres, Girona14 m
- 4Cova de l'ArbredaSerinyà, Girona11 m
- 5Cova dels EncantatsSerinyà, Girona11 m
- 6Cova de Mariver de MartísEsponellà, Girona10 m
- 7les EstunesPorqueres, Girona10 m
- 8Cova de Mariver de Martís Nº2Esponellà, Girona8 m
- 9Cova del Reclau ViverSerinyà, Girona7 m
- 10Cova de VentatjolSant Miquel de Campmajor, Girona7 m
- 11Avenc dels GossosEsponellà, Girona6 m
- 12Avenc de l'AdministracióEsponellà, Girona5 m
- 13Cova d'en MolletSerinyà, Girona3 m
- 14Bora de la CarreteraSerinyà, Girona1 m
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