Caves of Sant Quintí de Mediona
Sant Quintí de Mediona, in Alt Penedès, has 3 catalogued caves, with a total length of 253 metres and a maximum depth of 8 metres.
Sant Quintí de Mediona has 3 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 3 caves. The longest is Grutes de les Deus (223m) and the deepest is Cova del Toixó (8m). 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 Quintí de Mediona, a municipality in Alt Penedès, has 3 catalogued caves, all of them of the Cova type. Together they total 253 metres of length, with a maximum depth of 8 metres. The lithologies present are Limestone, in 2 cases, and Travertine, in 1 case.
The longest cavity is Grutes de les Deus, with 223 metres of length, located in the Parc d'oci i natura de les Deus. The Cova del Toixó, at 25 metres, is the deepest, at 8 metres, and is found in the les Deus area, where the Coveta del Toixó is also located, at 5 metres, formed by a single gallery that ends in an impassable crawlway.
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The 20 longest
- 1Grutes de les DeusSant Quintí de Mediona, Barcelona223 m
- 2Cova del ToixóSant Quintí de Mediona, Barcelona25 m
- 3Coveta del ToixóSant Quintí de Mediona, Barcelona5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova del ToixóSant Quintí de Mediona, Barcelona8 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grutes de les Deus | 223 meters | 0 meters | Sant Quintí de Mediona | Alt Penedès |
| Cova del Toixó | 25 meters | 8 meters | Sant Quintí de Mediona | Alt Penedès |
| Coveta del Toixó | 5 meters | 0 meters | Sant Quintí de Mediona | Alt Penedès |
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