Caves of Sarroca de Bellera
Sarroca de Bellera, in the Pallars Jussà, has 3 catalogued cavities: 1 pit and 2 caves, with a total length of 230 metres and a maximum depth of 12 metres.
Sarroca de Bellera has 3 catalogued caves, including 1 potholes and 2 caves. The longest is Surgència de Fontmentiró (122m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Sarroca de Bellera, a municipality in the Pallars Jussà, has 3 catalogued cavities: 1 pit and 2 caves. The total recorded length is 230 metres and the maximum depth is 12 metres. The lithologies present are conglomerates, in 2 cavities, and limestones, in 1.
The cavity with the greatest length is the Surgència de Fontmentiró, with 122 metres, in Manyanet, explored by Lluís Filbà (SE-ACE Mataró) on 23 September 2005; it is also the deepest, with 12 metres. The Cova dels Pilons, around a hundred metres long, has a large rock shelter 43 m wide, square pillars and a descending gallery. The Avenc Erdo, 8 metres deep, is in Erdo and is currently covered over by shepherds to prevent livestock from falling in.
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The 20 longest
- 1Surgència de FontmentiróSarroca de Bellera, Lleida122 m
- 2Cova dels PilonsSarroca de Bellera, Lleida100 m
- 3Avenc ErdoSarroca de Bellera, Lleida8 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Surgència de FontmentiróSarroca de Bellera, Lleida12 m
- 2Avenc ErdoSarroca de Bellera, Lleida8 m
- 3Cova dels PilonsSarroca de Bellera, Lleida8 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgència de Fontmentiró | 122 meters | 12 meters | Sarroca de Bellera | Pallars Jussà |
| Cova dels Pilons | 100 meters | 8 meters | Sarroca de Bellera | Pallars Jussà |
| Avenc Erdo | 8 meters | 8 meters | Sarroca de Bellera | Pallars Jussà |
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