Costa Ártabra
Costa Ártabra, or Golfo Ártabro, is a coastal area of Galicia, Spain. It is comprised between the costa da Morte and the Rías Altas; it has a maximum width of 5,800 metres, and a depth of 5,600 metres corresponding to the mouth of the River Mero at Santa Cristina beach. Other rivers which have their mouth in the gulf include Mendo and Mandeo . The Romans knew it as Portus Magnus Artaborum and amongst other historical references it is worth mentioning Pomponius Mela, a Roman historian who wrote in the year AD 43.[1]
Costa Ártabra also the name of a nature reserve, a "Special Area of Conservation". This is one of the areas in which the rare Kerry Slug is known to occur.
References
- ^ Natura 2000 (ed.). "Costa Ártabra". Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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