N'Ataouia (Ifri)
31.876762,-6.451155
Location
Coordonnées: E 006°27,2' ; N 31°52.9% (map 1:50,000 Zaouyat-Ahancal). Alt. 1,710 m. Voir aussi : * Répertoire spéléologique des grottes au Maroc : ecologie.ma/repertoire-speleologique-des-grottes-a…
Description
Description sommaire
Also called “ifri N’Taouya”. Ifri N'hamed N’Taouia develops just 20 m below the surface of the plateau. A number of ascending avens were positively identified with boulder-choked sinkholes on the surface. The cave starts with fine boating passage, interrupted by a boulder cone with a cascade, until a sump is reached. The Société Spéléologique du Maroc (SSM 1953) explored 1,400 m in 1950, Length brought to 2,400 m (1980) and to 3,600 m in 1981 by British cavers from the Westminster Speleological Group (Hart 1982) by pushing the wet leads. Further exploration by Spanish speleologists (Escola I Boada 1986). Biospeleological results from this cave were published by Deuve & Queimnec (1994). Description according to (Camus & Lamouroux 1981). Survey, showing 2,400 m, taken from Hart (1981).
Documents
Bibliography 28/11/2010- Informations dans SpéléOc n°117 www.comite-speleo-midipy.com/speleoc/Revues/speleo… et dans SpéléOc n°106 www.comite-speleo-midipy.com/speleoc/Revues/speleo…
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Ifri N’Ataouia | ||
| 0.5 | Garde Forestier (Résurgence du) | 84 | 2 |
| 0.9 | BI 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 0.9 | N'Barrage (Ifri) | 20 | 0 |
| 2.5 | Aghbalou n'Oualouss | 556 | 6 |
| 3.5 | N'Tallat (Ighi) | 38 | |
| 3.5 | Aghbalou n'Aït Guidir | 70 | |
| 4.4 | Boulaghmame (Ighi) | 170 | 32 |
| 4.8 | Aghbalou n'Aït Barka | 10 |