Caves of Soriguera
The municipality of Soriguera, in Pallars Sobirà, has 2 caves: Cova Savarneda, with 125 metres of passage and 23 metres of vertical drop, and Cova de l'Home Mort, with 32 metres.
Soriguera has 2 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 2 caves. The longest is Cova Savarneda (125m). 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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The municipality of Soriguera, in Pallars Sobirà, brings together 2 catalogued caves, with a total passage of 157 metres and a maximum vertical drop of 23 metres. The cavities are divided between two types of lithology: limestone and gypsum.
Cova Savarneda is the largest in the municipality, with 125 metres of passage and 23 metres of vertical drop, and is also known as cova del Drac. Cova de l'Home Mort, with 32 metres, contains archaeological remains in the Siarb valley; it was discovered by a local resident and studied in 2008 and 2017.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova SavarnedaSoriguera, Lleida125 m
- 2Cova de l'Home MortSoriguera, Lleida32 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova SavarnedaSoriguera, Lleida23 m
- 2Cova de l'Home MortSoriguera, Lleida1 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova Savarneda | 125 meters | 23 meters | Soriguera | Pallars Sobirà |
| Cova de l'Home Mort | 32 meters | 1 meters | Soriguera | Pallars Sobirà |
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