Caves of Pratdip
Pratdip, a municipality in Baix Camp, has 29 cavities: 13 pits and 16 caves. The underground network totals 1177 m of passage and reaches a maximum depth of 87 m. Limestone (25) and dolomite (4) predominate.
Pratdip has 29 catalogued caves, including 13 potholes and 16 caves. The longest is Avenc de Pratdip (220m) and the deepest is Avenc de l'Estel (87m). 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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Pratdip, in Baix Camp, contains 29 catalogued cavities: 13 pits and 16 caves. The group totals 1177 m of passage and reaches a maximum depth of 87 m. The dominant lithologies are limestone, present in 25 cavities, and dolomite, in 4.
Among the most notable cavities are Avenc de Pratdip, with 220 m of passage and 68 m of vertical drop, an entrance shaft of 21 m and a lower gallery that reaches the 68.4 level; Avenc Grallera de l'- Ortiguer Aguiler, of 175 m and 69 m of depth; Cova del Blai, of 164 m, known since time immemorial and explored in 1911; and Avenc de l'Estel, of 125 m and 87 m of depth, with an entrance shaft of 35 m.
Other relevant cavities are Avenc de la Solana de Ca la Torre, of 72 m and 31 m of depth, and Avenc dels Ametllers, of 24 m of depth.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc de PratdipPratdip, Tarragona220 m
- 2Avenc Grallera de l'- Ortiguer AguilerPratdip, Tarragona175 m
- 3Cova del BlaiPratdip, Tarragona164 m
- 4Avenc de l'EstelPratdip, Tarragona125 m
- 5Avenc de la Solana de Ca la TorrePratdip, Tarragona72 m
- 6Avenc dels AmetllersPratdip, Tarragona55 m
- 7Avenc de la FigueraPratdip, Tarragona40 m
- 8Avenc del MarquèsPratdip, Tarragona40 m
- 9Cova del GrauetPratdip, Tarragona32 m
- 10Cova del SiséPratdip, Tarragona32 m
- 11Cova XiricoPratdip, Tarragona24 m
- 12Cova del Coll d'en GrosPratdip, Tarragona21 m
- 13Cova del MenutPratdip, Tarragona21 m
- 14Avenc de la BassaPratdip, Tarragona15 m
- 15Avenc del Corral del SalvetPratdip, Tarragona15 m
- 16Cova del TabacPratdip, Tarragona14 m
- 17Cova del BargallóPratdip, Tarragona12 m
- 18Cova del ToixóPratdip, Tarragona12 m
- 19Cova Nº1 del Clot del TeixPratdip, Tarragona12 m
- 20Avenc de Santa MarinaPratdip, Tarragona10 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc de l'EstelPratdip, Tarragona87 m
- 2Avenc Grallera de l'- Ortiguer AguilerPratdip, Tarragona69 m
- 3Avenc de PratdipPratdip, Tarragona68 m
- 4Avenc de la Solana de Ca la TorrePratdip, Tarragona31 m
- 5Avenc dels AmetllersPratdip, Tarragona24 m
- 6Cova del BlaiPratdip, Tarragona18 m
- 7Avenc de la FigueraPratdip, Tarragona14 m
- 8Avenc del MarquèsPratdip, Tarragona14 m
- 9Avenc del Corral del SalvetPratdip, Tarragona12 m
- 10Avenc de la BassaPratdip, Tarragona10 m
- 11Cova XiricoPratdip, Tarragona7 m
- 12Forat Nº1 del Clot del TeixPratdip, Tarragona7 m
- 13Avenc de Santa MarinaPratdip, Tarragona6 m
- 14Cova del Coll d'en GrosPratdip, Tarragona6 m
- 15Forat Nº2 del Clot del TeixPratdip, Tarragona6 m
- 16Avenc del PiPratdip, Tarragona4 m
- 17Cova del GrauetPratdip, Tarragona3 m
- 18Cova del MenutPratdip, Tarragona3 m
- 19Coveta del Coll d'en GrosPratdip, Tarragona3 m
- 20Cova de la Solana de Ca la TorrePratdip, Tarragona2 m
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