Caves of Sant Martí de Tous
Sant Martí de Tous, in Anoia, has 3 cavities: 3 caves, with a total length of 46 metres and a maximum depth of 2 metres. Cova del Diable is the longest, at 28 metres.
Sant Martí de Tous has 3 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 3 caves. The longest is Cova del Diable (28m) and the deepest is Balma Nº2 de la Fou (2m). 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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Sant Martí de Tous, a municipality in the comarca of Anoia, contains 3 cavities, all of them caves. Together they total a length of 46 metres and reach a maximum depth of 2 metres. The lithology of the cavities is limestone in all 3 cases.
The longest cavity is Cova del Diable, at 28 metres, known since time immemorial and present in local legends. It is followed by Balma de la Fou de Sant Martí de Tous, at 13 metres, and Balma Nº2 de la Fou, at 5 metres. The latter is also the deepest, at 2 metres, while Balma de la Fou de Sant Martí de Tous and Cova del Diable have a depth of 0 metres.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova del DiableSant Martí de Tous, Barcelona28 m
- 2Balma de la Fou de Sant Martí de TousSant Martí de Tous, Barcelona13 m
- 3Balma Nº2 de la FouSant Martí de Tous, Barcelona5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Balma Nº2 de la FouSant Martí de Tous, Barcelona2 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova del Diable | 28 meters | 0 meters | Sant Martí de Tous | Anoia |
| Balma de la Fou de Sant Martí de Tous | 13 meters | 0 meters | Sant Martí de Tous | Anoia |
| Balma Nº2 de la Fou | 5 meters | 2 meters | Sant Martí de Tous | Anoia |
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