Gruta das Torres

Gruta das Torres, is a lava cave, a geological formation of volcanic origin formed from the flow and cooling of subterranean magma rivers. This formation is located outside the parish of Criação Velha, in the municipality of Madalena, on the western flanks of the island of Pico. The cave system formed from a series of pāhoehoe lava flows which originating from the Cabeço Bravo parasitic cone about 500 to 1500 years ago. The caves are a group of interconnected lava tubes between 0.5–22 metres (2–72 ft) width, created from both pāhoehoe and ʻaʻā types of lavas generated during different geological periods. It has a height between 1.1 and 15 metres (3.6–49 ft) and is located at an elevation of 300 metres (980 ft). With an estimated length of over 5.2 km (3.2 mi) it is the longest lava cave in the Azores. Access to the cave was managed by the Mountaineering Association. Starting in 2011, AZORINA, SA took over the management and organization of the cave.

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  Gruta das Torres ⓘ
  protected area in Portugal

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2004 Gruta das Torres

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Frameless

Gruta das Torres Exit

Gruta das Torres

Lavacicles: shark tooth

Gruta das Torres, estalactites lavicas, Criação Velha, concelho da Madalena do Pico, ilha do Pico, Açores, Portugal

Gruta das Torres, acesso, Criação Velha, concelho da Madalena do Pico, ilha do Pico, Açores, Portugal

Volcanic Cave, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal (21543973580)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave	2004	Gruta das Torres	cave, natural monument	Wikidata
commons	image		Gruta das Torres Exit		Commons
commons	image		Gruta das Torres		Commons
commons	image		Lavacicles: shark tooth		Commons
commons	image		Gruta das Torres, estalactites lavicas, Criação Velha, concelho da Madalena do Pico, ilha do Pico, Açores, Portugal		Commons
commons	image		Gruta das Torres, acesso, Criação Velha, concelho da Madalena do Pico, ilha do Pico, Açores, Portugal		Commons
commons	image		Volcanic Cave, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal (21543973580)		Commons