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Caves of Sabadell

Sabadell, in the Vallès Occidental, brings together 3 caves with a total length of 32 metres and a maximum depth of 2 metres. The longest is the Font de la Tosca, at 20 metres.

Sabadell has 3 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 3 caves. The longest is Font de la Tosca (20m) and the deepest is Coveta Nº2 de la Torre Turull (2m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.

3caves
32mtotal length
2mmax depth

Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.

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Sabadell, a municipality in the Vallès Occidental, has 3 inventoried caves, all of them catalogued as a Cova. Together they total a length of 32 metres and reach a maximum depth of 2 metres. The lithology recorded in all three is conglomerate.

The longest cavity is the Font de la Tosca, with 20 metres of length, a small mine located in the Parc fluvial del riu Ripoll. It is followed by the Coveta Nº2 de la Torre Turull, at 7 metres, and the Coveta Nº1 de la Torre Turull, at 5 metres. As for depth, the Coveta Nº2 de la Torre Turull reaches 2 metres, the Coveta Nº1 de la Torre Turull 1 metre and the Font de la Tosca 0 metres.

The two covetes of the Torre Turull have their entrance oriented to the SW and present two floor levels; the Coveta Nº1 de la Torre Turull is, moreover, of habitable dimensions.

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The 20 longest

  1. 1Font de la ToscaSabadell, Barcelona20 m
  2. 2Coveta Nº2 de la Torre TurullSabadell, Barcelona7 m
  3. 3Coveta Nº1 de la Torre TurullSabadell, Barcelona5 m
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The 20 deepest

  1. 1Coveta Nº2 de la Torre TurullSabadell, Barcelona2 m
  2. 2Coveta Nº1 de la Torre TurullSabadell, Barcelona1 m
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Length↓
Depth↕
Municipality↕
Region↕
Font de la Tosca20 meters0 metersSabadellVallès Occidental
Coveta Nº2 de la Torre Turull7 meters2 metersSabadellVallès Occidental
Coveta Nº1 de la Torre Turull5 meters1 metersSabadellVallès Occidental

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