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Caves and shafts in Pallars Sobirà

Pallars Sobirà is axial high-mountain Pyrenees in its purest form, with the surroundings of the Parc Nacional d’Aigüestortes as its landscape landmark. The harsh relief and altitude strongly shape the exploration of caves and potholes here: cavities with more complex access predominate, in a territory where karst coexists with rocks of glacial and metamorphic origin.

111 cavitats (40 coves i 71 avencs) in Pallars Sobirà are part of the catalogue. Most are found in Alt Àneu, Baix Pallars and Sort. Avenc Gran d'Aulà, amb 1530 m de recorregut.

The surveyed length of the caves with this data ranges from 2 to 1530 metres. The depth ranges from 1 to 320 metres. 7 different rock types are recorded here. Each entry includes exact location, coordinates and, where available, photographs and survey maps, with a downloadable GPX track. The whole list on this page can also be exported as CSV or JSON.

Pallars Sobirà has an area of 1378 km², located mostly in el Pirineu Axial. This means an approximate density of 8.1 catalogued caves per 100 km².

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