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Bathed by a sea and an ocean
The autonomous region of Galicia lies in the north western part of Spain basking in the Cantabrian sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It borders with the Cantabrian sea in the north, with Asturias and Castile and Leon in the east, with Portugal in the south, and with the Atlantic Ocean in the west.
The Galician coastline is characterized by high cliffs and deep inlets (estuaries). Two sections are usually differentiated: the Rías Altas (Cedeira, Ortiguiera, O Barqueiro, Viveiro, Foz and Ribadeo amongst others), and the Rías Baixas or Bajas (Muros and Noia, Arousa, Vigo and Pontevedra). Between the two areas there are the Estuaries of "A Costa da Morte" (Corcubión, Camariñas and Corme and Laxe) as well as the Estuaries of the Ártabro Golf (Ferrol, Ares and Betanzos and A Coruña). The region can be divided into two areas: inland Galicia and coastal Galicia, that are separated by a mountain range known as Galicia's backbone. The mountains tend to be small and undulating, separated by two valleys, lying in the following three areas: The first area borders Asturias and Leon, and has the highest mountains including, Pena Trevinca (2,095 m), Penarrubia (1,826 m) and Cabeza de Manzaneda (1,778 m). The second lies in the middle of the region surrounded by lower mountains, and the third on the coast, with the estuaries as the renowned highlight. Galician rivers have large volumes of water flowing through them and naturally head towards either the Atlantic or the Cantabrian sea. The rivers that flow into the Atlantic are larger and more abundant, including the Miño river (the most important) and its tributary the river Sil. Other notable rivers include the Ulla, the Tambre or the Eume.
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