Caves of Vimbodí i Poblet
Vimbodí i Poblet, in the Conca de Barberà, has 7 cavities: 3 pits and 4 caves, with 438 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 22 m. Cova de la Mata and Cova de Nerola stand out.
Vimbodí i Poblet has 7 catalogued caves, including 3 potholes and 4 caves. The longest is Cova de la Mata (148m) and the deepest is Avenc del Julivert (22m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Vimbodí i Poblet, a municipality in the Conca de Barberà, has 7 catalogued cavities: 3 pits and 4 caves. Together they total 438 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 22 metres. The lithologies present are conglomerates (4), limestones (2) and sandstones (1).
The cavity with the greatest passage is the Cova de la Mata, with 148 metres, followed by the Cova de Nerola, with 144 metres. Other cavities are the Avenc del Julivert, with 65 metres of passage and 22 metres of depth, explored in 1968 by the GIEM; the Avenc de Minganya, with 48 metres of passage and 16 metres of depth; and the Cova dels Foresos, a spring with 17 metres of passage.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova de la MataVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona148 m
- 2Cova de NerolaVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona144 m
- 3Avenc del JulivertVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona65 m
- 4Avenc de MinganyaVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona48 m
- 5Cova dels ForesosVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona17 m
- 6Balma dels ForesosVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona11 m
- 7Cova de Fra MarginetVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc del JulivertVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona22 m
- 2Avenc de MinganyaVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona16 m
- 3Cova de NerolaVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona16 m
- 4Cova de la MataVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona11 m
- 5Cova dels ForesosVimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona1 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova de la Mata | 148 meters | 11 meters | Vimbodí i Poblet | Conca de Barberà |
| Cova de Nerola | 144 meters | 16 meters | Vimbodí i Poblet | Conca de Barberà |
| Avenc del Julivert | 65 meters | 22 meters | Vimbodí i Poblet | Conca de Barberà |
| Avenc de Minganya | 48 meters | 16 meters | Vimbodí i Poblet | Conca de Barberà |
| Cova dels Foresos | 17 meters | 1 meters | Vimbodí i Poblet | Conca de Barberà |
| Balma dels Foresos | 11 meters | 0 meters | Vimbodí i Poblet | Conca de Barberà |
| Cova de Fra Marginet | 5 meters | 0 meters | Vimbodí i Poblet | Conca de Barberà |
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