Cave types

Explore the cavities grouped by type: caves, with predominantly horizontal development, and potholes, with predominantly vertical development.

11types

13,175caves

Potholes

5,962 caves

Potholes (Catalan avenc) are cavities with predominantly vertical development: shafts and pits that drop steeply into the rock.

Caves

5,942 caves

Caves (Catalan cova) are cavities with predominantly horizontal development, formed as water dissolves soluble rock along more or less level passages.

Other

643 caves

Springs

193 caves

Rock shelters

160 caves

Sinks

120 caves

Systems

53 caves

Artificial cavities

49 caves

Dolines

25 caves

Canyons

14 caves

Fissures

14 caves