Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Cíes Islands. The Cíes Islands (Galician: Illas Cíes; Spanish: Islas Cíes) are an archipelago off the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia, Spain, in the mouth of the Ria de Vigo. They were declared a Nature Reserve in 1980 and are included in the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park (Parque Nacional Marítimo-Terrestre das Illas Atlánticas ...
The Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park (Galician: Parque Nacional das Illas Atlánticas de Galicia, Spanish: Parque Nacional de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia) is the only national park located in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It comprises the archipelagos of Cíes, Ons, Sálvora and ...
xunta.gal. Galicia (/ ɡəˈlɪʃ (i) ə / gə-LISH (-ee)-ə; [3] Galician: Galicia (officially) [ɡaˈliθjɐ] ⓘ or Galiza [ɡaˈliθɐ] ⓘ; [a][b] Spanish: Galicia) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. [4] Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo ...
The Xunta de Galicia (Galician pronunciation: [ˈʃuntɐ ðɪ ɣaˈliθjɐ]; "Regional Government of Galicia") [1] is the collective decision-making body of the government of the autonomous community of Galicia, composed of the President, the Vice-president (s) and the specialized ministers (Conselleiros). The Xunta is based at Santiago de ...
Estaca de Bares, which is the northern point in Galicia, and the border between Atlantic Ocean and Cantabrian Sea. Cape Ortegal, between Ortiguiera and Teixido's cliffs. Cape Prior. Santo Adrao Point, close to Malpica. Cape Vilan. Cape Touriñan, the most occidental point of Galicia. Cape Finisterre, known by the Romans as the end of the world ...
Playa de Rodas. Coordinates: 42°13′33.05″N 8°54′5.45″W. Beach view from the island cemetery. Playa de Rodas or Praia das Rodas (Galician) is a slightly curved beach of about 700 m length on the Spanish Cíes Islands, now a national park, lying west of the city of Vigo in the Atlantic Ocean. The British newspaper The Guardian chose the ...
The Navy ceased to classify the island as a strategic enclave in 2002, which raised expectations that it could be ceded to the Xunta de Galicia and incorporated into the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park, for which it would first have to be declared a natural park. [8] However, the island remains under military jurisdiction. [9]
Sálvora. Sálvora Island (Galician: Illa de Sálvora [ˈiɟɐ ðɪ ˈsalβʊɾɐ]; Spanish: Isla de Sálvora [ˈisla ðe ˈsalβoɾa]) is a small island located on the Ría de Arousa, coast of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the municipality of Santa Uxía de Ribeira and is integrated in the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park.