Caves of Talamanca
Talamanca, in the Bages, brings together 3 caves with a total length of 23 m and a maximum depth of 4 m. The Balma de Rocagiberta, the Balma de les Panses and the Balma dels Gobians are the main elements.
Talamanca has 3 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 3 caves. The longest is Balma de Rocagiberta (10m) and the deepest is Balma dels Gobians (4m). Most caves are found in sandstone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Talamanca, a municipality in the Bages, has 3 inventoried caves, all of them rock shelters. Together they add up to a total length of 23 m and reach a maximum depth of 4 m. The lithologies present are Conglomerate, with 1 record, and Sandstone, with 2.
The longest shelter is the Balma de Rocagiberta, with 10 m; it is followed by the Balma de les Panses, with 8 m, and the Balma dels Gobians, with 5 m. As for depth, the Balma dels Gobians reaches 4 m, while the Balma de les Panses and the Balma de Rocagiberta are recorded with 0 m.
The Balma de Rocagiberta is a large shelter about a hundred metres wide and some 30 metres high. The Balma de les Panses is a built shelter, with dry-stone walls and a wooden door, which served as a shelter for livestock and agricultural tools and as a hiding place during the civil war. The Balma dels Gobians is a semicircular shelter 42 m wide, with a construction to collect water from the roof.
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The 20 longest
- 1Balma de RocagibertaTalamanca, Barcelona10 m
- 2Balma de les PansesTalamanca, Barcelona8 m
- 3Balma dels GobiansTalamanca, Barcelona5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Balma dels GobiansTalamanca, Barcelona4 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balma de Rocagiberta | 10 meters | 0 meters | Talamanca | Bages |
| Balma de les Panses | 8 meters | 0 meters | Talamanca | Bages |
| Balma dels Gobians | 5 meters | 4 meters | Talamanca | Bages |
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