Caves of Portbou
Portbou, in Alt Empordà, contains 5 caves, all catalogued as Cova, with a total length of 70 m and a maximum depth of 0 m. The longest cavities reach 20 m.
Portbou has 5 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 5 caves. The longest is Cova d'en Xamuixa (20m). Most caves are found in schist.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Portbou, a municipality in Alt Empordà, has 5 caves, all of them catalogued as Cova. Together they total a length of 70 m and a maximum depth of 0 m. The longest cavities are Cova d'en Xamuixa and Cova Foradada, both 20 m, followed by Cova de les Rates, Cova del Bou Marí and Cova del Pirata, at 10 m each.
As for lithologies, 4 of the caves develop in schists and 1 in limestones. Among the cavities, Cova d'en Xamuixa stands out, a sea cave known since remote times by the area's sailors, and Cova Foradada, a sea tunnel on the French-Spanish border line, in front of the Punta de l'Ocell, at the NE limit of Portbou.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova d'en XamuixaPortbou, Girona20 m
- 2Cova ForadadaPortbou, Girona20 m
- 3Cova del Bou MaríPortbou, Girona10 m
- 4Cova de les RatesPortbou, Girona10 m
- 5Cova del PirataPortbou, Girona10 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova Foradada | 20 meters | 0 meters | Portbou | Alt Empordà |
| Cova d'en Xamuixa | 20 meters | 0 meters | Portbou | Alt Empordà |
| Cova del Pirata | 10 meters | 0 meters | Portbou | Alt Empordà |
| Cova de les Rates | 10 meters | 0 meters | Portbou | Alt Empordà |
| Cova del Bou Marí | 10 meters | 0 meters | Portbou | Alt Empordà |
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