Caves of Sort
The municipality of Sort, in Pallars Sobirà, has 4 cavities: 2 pits and 2 caves, with a total length of 213 m and a maximum depth of 43 m. Avenc del Tinc-ca-tinc is the longest cavity (98 m) and the deepest (43 m).
Sort has 4 catalogued caves, including 2 potholes and 2 caves. The longest is Avenc del Tinc-ca-tinc (98m). 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 Sort, in Pallars Sobirà, brings together 4 cavities: 2 pits and 2 caves. The total catalogued length is 213 m and the maximum depth reached is 43 m. The cavities are distributed among different lithologies: schists, limestone, granite and sandstone.
Avenc del Tinc-ca-tinc is the longest cavity, with 98 m, and also the deepest, with 43 m. It was explored in 1962 and surveyed in 1974, and it has an entrance shaft of 22 m and stalactitic formations. Cova de Muxí, with 50 m of length and 21 m of depth, is an unpublished descending cavity very close to Sort, with a large circular mouth, a boulder ramp and galleries in karstified Devonian limestone.
Forat de les Encantades, with 37 m of length and 12 m of depth, is a spectacular fissure in the Vall d'Àssua, about 25 m long and between 1 and 2 m wide. Forat de la Cabra, with 28 m of length and 4 m of depth, is a small cave in the Àssua valley explored by the GES-CMB in the summer of 1974.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc del Tinc-ca-tincSort, Lleida98 m
- 2Cova de MuxíSort, Lleida50 m
- 3Forat de les EncantadesSort, Lleida37 m
- 4Forat de la CabraSort, Lleida28 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc del Tinc-ca-tincSort, Lleida43 m
- 2Cova de MuxíSort, Lleida21 m
- 3Forat de les EncantadesSort, Lleida12 m
- 4Forat de la CabraSort, Lleida4 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenc del Tinc-ca-tinc | 98 meters | 43 meters | Sort | Pallars Sobirà |
| Cova de Muxí | 50 meters | 21 meters | Sort | Pallars Sobirà |
| Forat de les Encantades | 37 meters | 12 meters | Sort | Pallars Sobirà |
| Forat de la Cabra | 28 meters | 4 meters | Sort | Pallars Sobirà |
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