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PEC RIO MINHO

PEC MINHO

MINHO RIVER ECOLOGICAL PLATFORM

Programa Transfronterizo INTERREG V-A España – Portugal (POCTEP) 2014-2020
Proyecto MIGRA MIÑO-MINHO

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PEC RIVER MINHOis a geographic web platform that collects and exposes lascientific information physical, biological and ecologicalavailable on the hydrographic basin of the river Miño,especially in its international area.

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The main objective is to help spread scientific knowledge and promote environmental awareness.

This platform hasdo created under the MIGRA MIÑO–MINHO PROJECT (Cross-Border Program INTERREG VA Spain – Portugal (POCTEP) 2014-2020).

El Miño

Source: Pedregal de Irimia

Altitude: 695 masl

Distance: 0km

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The river

The Miño River is located in the northwestern end of the Iberian Peninsula.It is the most important and abundant in Galicia and one of the largest in the Iberian Peninsula.

 

Born in Pedregal de Irimia (Lugo), about 700 meters high. It has318km longand in the last 78 km it acts as a border between Spain and Portugal. At its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean it forms an important estuary. Its most important tributary is the Sil River.
 

The origin of its name is highly disputed, but it most likely comes from pre-Indo-European hydronyms.

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Hydrography

The hydrographic basinIt has an extension of 17,048 km2, divided between Spain (95%) and Portugal (5%). It has ahydrographic network of more than 23 thousand kilometers. 

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Geology and geomorphology

The orography is varied and complex, defined by the variety and geological activity and by the erosive action of the rivers. The average altitude of the entire basin is 714 meters above sea level..

Landscapes and protected spaces

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existgreat quantity and diversity of landscapes and protected spaces of high natural and cultural value.

Mouth of the Sil River

Altitude: 110 meters above sea level

Distance: 171km

Population and land uses

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The most important population centers are the cities of Ourense, Lugo and Ponferrada and the average population density is almost58 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Biogeography and climate

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It is an area of abundant and regular rains (average 1,200 mm per year) and mild temperatures (average 10-11 ºC). There is a great biogeographical diversity, in which deciduous forests and moorland and scrub areas stand out. 

Artes de pesca de río Miño internacional

Start of international section

Altitude: 50 meters above sea level

Distance: 240km

Peces migradores río Miño
Flora y fauna rio Miño internacional

River mouth:Atlantic Ocean

Altitude: 0 masl

Distance: 318km

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