Caves of Toses
Toses (Ripollès) has 6 cavities: 4 pits and 2 caves, with a total length of 169 m and a maximum depth of 49 m. Avenc del Migdia is the longest and deepest cavity in the municipality.
Toses has 6 catalogued caves, including 4 potholes and 2 caves. The longest is Avenc del Migdia (70m). 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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Toses, in the Ripollès, has 6 inventoried cavities: 4 pits and 2 caves. Together they total 169 m of length and reach a maximum depth of 49 m. All the recorded cavities develop in limestone.
Avenc del Migdia is the most notable cavity in the municipality, both for its length (70 m) and for its depth (49 m), with shafts of -18, -11 and -15 metres and an important clastic process. Cova de l'ós, 40 m in length, preserves remains of an old spring and has a total elevation difference of 10 m (-7.5; +2.5). Other cavities are les Cambretes, 18 m, and the engolidors Nº5 and Nº3 del Pla d'anyella, 16 and 15 m deep respectively.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc del MigdiaToses, Girona70 m
- 2Cova de l'ósToses, Girona40 m
- 3les CambretesToses, Girona18 m
- 4Engolidor Nº5 del Pla d'anyellaToses, Girona16 m
- 5Engolidor Nº3 del Pla d'anyellaToses, Girona15 m
- 6la CampanetaToses, Girona10 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc del MigdiaToses, Girona49 m
- 2Engolidor Nº5 del Pla d'anyellaToses, Girona16 m
- 3Engolidor Nº3 del Pla d'anyellaToses, Girona15 m
- 4Cova de l'ósToses, Girona10 m
- 5la CampanetaToses, Girona7 m
- 6les CambretesToses, Girona2 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenc del Migdia | 70 meters | 49 meters | Toses | Ripollès |
| Cova de l'ós | 40 meters | 10 meters | Toses | Ripollès |
| les Cambretes | 18 meters | 2 meters | Toses | Ripollès |
| Engolidor Nº5 del Pla d'anyella | 16 meters | 16 meters | Toses | Ripollès |
| Engolidor Nº3 del Pla d'anyella | 15 meters | 15 meters | Toses | Ripollès |
| la Campaneta | 10 meters | 7 meters | Toses | Ripollès |
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