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Cova de la Punta Grossa

Cova de la Punta Grossa

Marine cave with 40 m of passage at l'Escala (Alt Empordà), explored by members of the SIE – CEA in August 2007.

Escala, L' • Alt Empordà 40m 3m

Marine cave with 40 m of passage at l'Escala (Alt Empordà), explored by members of the SIE – CEA in August 2007.

Caratteristiche

Località

Along the coastal path between the punta del Romaní and the punta Grossa, one must scramble down about 20 metres heading towards the cliff of the punta Grossa, at the foot of which lies the entrance to the cavity.

Mappa

Ingressi

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  1. Cova de la Punta Grossa

    Quota: 3 m

    42.114405, 3.171146
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 514148 4662493
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Descrizione

Morfologia

Gallery along a joint, mouth 6 metres high by wide. At 15 metres in length, with the height decreasing, one enters a chamber with the floor at sea level. An almost cylindrical passage from 0.75 to 1 metre in height allows one to continue to a final widening that once again connects with sea level.

Idrologia

Pools on the level along which one advances at 1 metre in height. At 15 metres in length one enters a chamber with water and the floor at sea level. The final widening connects once again with sea level.

Progressione

One progresses along the level at 1 metre in height. At 15 metres in length, with the height decreasing, one enters a chamber with water and the floor at sea level. An almost cylindrical passage from 0.75 to 1 metre in height allows one to continue to a final widening.

Storia

Although it would have been known for a long time by fishermen and other visitors to the coast, no specific data are known until the exploration carried out by members of the SIE – CEA in August 2007.

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Bibliografia

  1. Valles, Jordi de (2010).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. Volum 4. 397 pp. Espeleo Club de Gràcia / Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia. Barcelona.
  • Fotografies extretes del blog: espeleobloc.blogspot (apunt del 22-8-2007)

Fonte: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modificato. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/