Caves and potholes in Basalt terrain
Basalt is an effusive volcanic rock. In the catalogue there is 1 cavity in this lithology: the Cova de les Feixes, an 18 m tunnel in Olot.
There are 1 catalogued cavities in Basalt, including 0 potholes and 1 caves. The longest is Cova de les Feixes (18m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Basalt is an effusive volcanic rock. Its cavities are lava tubes and bubbles linked to volcanism, not dissolution karst.
In the catalogue, basalt has 1 cavity, with a total length of 18 m and a maximum depth of 1 m. The longest and deepest cavity of this lithology is the Cova de les Feixes, with 18 m.
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The figures of these places do not add up to the total: a cave can be in more than one place, or in none when its location has no lower level.
The 20 longest
- 1Cova de les FeixesOlot, Girona18 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova de les FeixesOlot, Girona1 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova de les Feixes | 18 meters | 1 meters | Olot | Garrotxa |
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