Biosphere reserve in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
The Urdaibai estuary
The Urdaibai estuary is a natural region and a Biosphere Reserve of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. It is also referred as Mundaka or Gernika estuary.
Urdaibai is located on the Bay of Biscay coast, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Urdaibai covers an area of 220 km2 (85 sq mi) with some 45,000 inhabitants, most of them concentrated in the towns of Bermeo and Gernika. The territory is characterized by a hydrographic basin of small streams that merge in a great salt marsh surrounded by high sheer cliffs. The surrounding countryside is occupied by meadowland, oak groves, leafy woods and specially by plantations of fast-growing conifers (Pinus radiata). The coastal landscape is covered with Cantabrian woods of Holm Oak and Strawberry Trees.
In Urdaibai have been described 615 species of vascular plants and 318 species of vertebrates, 245 of which are birds.
The area contains remnants of the Prehistoric, Roman and the Middle Ages. Particularly notable is the Santimamiñe cave, which has yielded archeological artifacts from the Mousterian (Middle Paleolithic Age) to the Iron Age.
The economy is based on metallurgy, fishing, farming and forestry. An important tourist sector is based on the quality of the local beaches. Mundaka is especially appealing for surfers around the world.
The Urdaibaiestuary is a natural region and a Biosphere Reserve of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. It is also referred as Mundaka or Gernika estuary. Urdaibai...
north to south, coming from the Bay of Biscay and up the course of the Urdaibaiestuary. The 1st and 2nd Squadrons of the Condor Legion took off at about 16:30...
beaches. There are also at least two big estuaries, that of Ibaizabal (known also as the Ría de Bilbao) and Urdaibai. The coast of Gipuzkoa shows a more rugged...
2000 Network. The marshes of Urdaibai are formed by the Oka and Golako rivers, which open onto the sea in a wide estuary. It is home to a wide range of...
community of the Basque Country. It is located on the right bank of the Urdaibaiestuary. Its most emblematic building is the Arteaga Tower, a medieval castle...
river. The river ends in an estuary that gives its name to the village of Guernika. Its mouth is known as Urdaibai'sestuary's heart. Gernika borders on...
fluvial de Urdaibai) ES2130007 Urdaibaiestuary (official name: Urdaibaiko itsasertzak eta padurak / Zonas litorales y marismas de Urdaibai) Other names:...
comarca is located along the Urdaibaiestuary, which has been named Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1984 Bizkaia maitea. Urdaibai Archived 2009-03-10 at the...
of very clean water that contrasted with the murky waters of the estuary of Urdaibai. This princess would supposedly have a son, Jaun Zuria, and according...
Urdaibai biosphere reserve Urkiola Natural Park Guggenheim Museum and the Estuary of Bilbao Gaztelugatxe islet Casa de Juntas of Avellanada Urdaibai Nueva...
public maritime-terrestrial domain (floodable land) on the bank of the Urdaibaiestuary at the end of 1898, but he never used it because, on 27 October 1898...
Heritage building. The castle is located in a fertile part of the Urdaibaiestuary, not far from the historic town of Guernica. Unlike Spanish castles...
was looking into building a 5,000 m2 (53,800 sq ft) expansion in Urdaibai, an estuary to the east of Bilbao. By 2022, the government of the Biscay province...
The extraction in 2003 of almost 300,000 cubic meters of sand laughs of Urdaibai, caused that the most famous left of Europe would lose its position in...
by a path with steps. Located on the coastline near to the estuary of the Ria of Urdaibai, a natural area which has been declared a biosphere reserve...
Portugalete to the left, the Estuary of Bilbao, and Las Arenas. Looking south, from the bridge, Las Arenas to the left, the Estuary of Bilbao, and Portugalete...
Bilbao, and then serving towns along the left bank of the Ibaizabal-Nervion estuary. Line 3, operated by Euskotren, opened in 2017. Unlike the first two lines...
Examples include: Biscay province: the conurbations on either side of the Estuary of Bilbao within the Greater Bilbao comarca, known as the Left Bank and...
included nine stops. A third phase would have made the tramway cross the Estuary of Bilbao and connect Leioa with the Left Bank with two extra stations...
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