Caves of the Selva
La Selva contains 75 cavities: 57 caves and 18 pits, with a total length of 2649 m and a maximum depth of 26 m. Granite predominates (41), followed by limestone (17) and sandstone (13).
The Selva region has 75 catalogued caves, including 18 potholes and 57 caves. The longest is Cova del Goleró (330m) and the deepest is Forat del Far (26m). Most caves are found in granite.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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The comarca of La Selva has 75 catalogued cavities: 57 caves and 18 pits. The total recorded length is 2649 m and the maximum depth is 26 m. Among the lithologies present are granite (41), limestone (17), sandstone (13), marble (2), schist (1) and marl (1).
The longest cavities are Cova del Goleró, at 330 m, in Susqueda; Cova del Pasteral, at 290 m, in la Cellera de Ter; Cova Des Bergantí, at 224 m, in Tossa de Mar; Cova de Punta Pola, at 134 m, also in Tossa de Mar; and Cova del Far, at 107 m, in Susqueda. As for depth, Forat del Far reaches 26 m near the Santuari de la Mare de Deu del Far, in Susqueda; Cova del Goleró, 20 m; Forat de la Terra Blanca, 14 m, in Amer; Forat de Santa Anna, 14 m, near the Santuari de la Mare de Deu del Far, in Susqueda; and Avenc de les Roques del Corb, 13 m, in Amer.
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The figures of these places do not add up to the total: a cave can be in more than one place, or in none when its location has no lower level.
The 20 longest
- 1Cova del GoleróSusqueda, Girona330 m
- 2Cova del PasteralLa Cellera de Ter, Girona290 m
- 3Cova Des BergantíTossa de Mar, Girona224 m
- 4Cova de Punta PolaTossa de Mar, Girona134 m
- 5Cova del FarSusqueda, Girona107 m
- 6Cova de Sa Pedra NegraTossa de Mar, Girona86 m
- 7Forat del FarSusqueda, Girona80 m
- 8Cova CodolosaSusqueda, Girona78 m
- 9Cova BaixaTossa de Mar, Girona53 m
- 10Cova de les GuilloteresAmer, Girona47 m
- 11Cova MartinesTossa de Mar, Girona47 m
- 12Cova de les FalziesLloret de Mar, Girona42 m
- 13Cova Ii de FotederaTossa de Mar, Girona42 m
- 14Cova Iii de FotederaTossa de Mar, Girona38 m
- 15Cova Nº3 del StopSusqueda, Girona38 m
- 16Esquerda de l'InfernAmer, Girona36 m
- 17Forat de la LindaSusqueda, Girona35 m
- 18Cova de la BaumaTossa de Mar, Girona34 m
- 19Cova Des ColomerTossa de Mar, Girona34 m
- 20Cova Petita de Punta PolaTossa de Mar, Girona34 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Forat del FarSusqueda, Girona26 m
- 2Cova del GoleróSusqueda, Girona20 m
- 3Forat de la Terra BlancaAmer, Girona14 m
- 4Forat de Santa AnnaSusqueda, Girona14 m
- 5Avenc de les Roques del CorbAmer, Girona13 m
- 6Cova de les GuilloteresAmer, Girona12 m
- 7Forat dels LlopsSusqueda, Girona12 m
- 8Cova del PasteralLa Cellera de Ter, Girona10 m
- 9Cova Petita de Punta PolaTossa de Mar, Girona9 m
- 10Forat del ParpalSusqueda, Girona9 m
- 11Forat de la FuraSusqueda, Girona8 m
- 12Forat de la GinaSusqueda, Girona8 m
- 13Forat de la LindaSusqueda, Girona8 m
- 14Cova Nº2 d'en BoadaTossa de Mar, Girona7 m
- 15Forat dels TrabucairesSusqueda, Girona7 m
- 16Cova de la Font del CorbSusqueda, Girona6 m
- 17Cova del FarSusqueda, Girona6 m
- 18Cova de Sa Pedra NegraTossa de Mar, Girona6 m
- 19Esquerda de l'InfernAmer, Girona6 m
- 20Forat de la BegonyaSusqueda, Girona6 m
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