Caves of Sant Joan de les Abadesses
Sant Joan de les Abadesses, in Ripollès, has 3 caves with a total length of 135 metres and a maximum depth of 10 metres. The longest is the Tuta de Can Barraca, at 88 metres.
Sant Joan de les Abadesses has 3 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 3 caves. The longest is Tuta de Can Barraca (88m) and the deepest is Tuta del Formatge (10m). Most caves are found in sandstone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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In the municipality of Sant Joan de les Abadesses, in the comarca of Ripollès, 3 caves are known, all of them catalogued as a Cova. Together they total 135 metres of length and reach a maximum depth of 10 metres. The associated lithologies are Schist, present in 1 case, and Sandstone, in 2 cases.
The longest cave is the Tuta de Can Barraca, with 88 metres of length, followed by the Tuta del Formatge, at 38 metres, and the Forat de Malatosca, at 9 metres. As for depth, the Tuta del Formatge reaches 10 metres, the Tuta de Can Barraca 7 metres, and the Forat de Malatosca remains at 0 metres.
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The 20 longest
- 1Tuta de Can BarracaSant Joan de les Abadesses, Girona88 m
- 2Tuta del FormatgeSant Joan de les Abadesses, Girona38 m
- 3Forat de MalatoscaSant Joan de les Abadesses, Girona9 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Tuta del FormatgeSant Joan de les Abadesses, Girona10 m
- 2Tuta de Can BarracaSant Joan de les Abadesses, Girona7 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuta de Can Barraca | 88 meters | 7 meters | Sant Joan de les Abadesses | Ripollès |
| Tuta del Formatge | 38 meters | 10 meters | Sant Joan de les Abadesses | Ripollès |
| Forat de Malatosca | 9 meters | 0 meters | Sant Joan de les Abadesses | Ripollès |
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