Caves of Susqueda
Susqueda (la Selva) has 23 cavities: 8 caves and 15 pits, with a total passage length of 995 m and a maximum depth of 26 m. Notable are Cova del Goleró, at 330 m, and Forat del Far, at 26 m deep.
Susqueda has 23 catalogued caves, including 15 potholes and 8 caves. The longest is Cova del Goleró (330m) and the deepest is Forat del Far (26m). 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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Susqueda, a municipality in the comarca of la Selva, has 23 catalogued cavities: 8 caves and 15 pits. The total recorded passage length is 995 m and the maximum depth reached is 26 m. The lithologies present are sandstones, in 10 cases, and limestones, in 13.
Among the cavities most notable for their length are Cova del Goleró, with 330 m of passage, also known as Cova d'en Salvi, Carnús and Cova de l'Om; Cova del Far, with 107 m; Forat del Far, with 80 m; Cova Codolosa, with 78 m, explored and surveyed in 1976 and revisited in 2008; and Cova Nº3 del Stop, with 38 m. As for depth, Forat del Far reaches 26 m; Cova del Goleró, 20 m; Forat de Santa Anna, 14 m; Forat dels Llops, 12 m; and Forat del Parpal, 9 m.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova del GoleróSusqueda, Girona330 m
- 2Cova del FarSusqueda, Girona107 m
- 3Forat del FarSusqueda, Girona80 m
- 4Cova CodolosaSusqueda, Girona78 m
- 5Cova Nº3 del StopSusqueda, Girona38 m
- 6Forat de la LindaSusqueda, Girona35 m
- 7Forat de la FuraSusqueda, Girona34 m
- 8Forat dels TrabucairesSusqueda, Girona32 m
- 9Forat de la RatafiaSusqueda, Girona27 m
- 10Forat del ParpalSusqueda, Girona25 m
- 11Forat de la BegonyaSusqueda, Girona23 m
- 12Forat de Santa AnnaSusqueda, Girona23 m
- 13Cova de la Font del CorbSusqueda, Girona21 m
- 14Cova Nº2 del StopSusqueda, Girona21 m
- 15Cova Nº4 del StopSusqueda, Girona17 m
- 16Forat dels LlopsSusqueda, Girona17 m
- 17Forat del BastóSusqueda, Girona16 m
- 18Forat de les BardissesSusqueda, Girona16 m
- 19Forat de la GinaSusqueda, Girona15 m
- 20Forat del LlauradorSusqueda, Girona15 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Forat del FarSusqueda, Girona26 m
- 2Cova del GoleróSusqueda, Girona20 m
- 3Forat de Santa AnnaSusqueda, Girona14 m
- 4Forat dels LlopsSusqueda, Girona12 m
- 5Forat del ParpalSusqueda, Girona9 m
- 6Forat de la FuraSusqueda, Girona8 m
- 7Forat de la GinaSusqueda, Girona8 m
- 8Forat de la LindaSusqueda, Girona8 m
- 9Forat dels TrabucairesSusqueda, Girona7 m
- 10Cova de la Font del CorbSusqueda, Girona6 m
- 11Cova del FarSusqueda, Girona6 m
- 12Forat de la BegonyaSusqueda, Girona6 m
- 13Forat de la RatafiaSusqueda, Girona6 m
- 14Cova Nº4 del StopSusqueda, Girona5 m
- 15Forat del FusóSusqueda, Girona5 m
- 16Forat del LlauradorSusqueda, Girona5 m
- 17Forat del BastóSusqueda, Girona4 m
- 18Forat de les BardissesSusqueda, Girona4 m
- 19Forat dels TalladorsSusqueda, Girona4 m
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