Cortegada Island
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Cortegada is an island
in the coast of Pontevedra
in Galicia, Spain
. It is part of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park
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Originally a village of the municipally of O Carril (today Vilagarcía de Arousa), it was offered as a present to King Alfonso XIII at the start of XX century, then sold to a private company. It was recently bought back by the government and added to the aforementioned Natural Park. It's renowned for having the last wild laurel forest of Galicia as well as a population o pinyon pinetrees. It has two main fresh water sources: a seasonal lake and subterranean fresh water. This last source is peculiar since the island is surrounded by salt water and you can dig a well without effort even near the beach, without the need of digging further than several tens of centimeters (around ten inches at the most).
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in the coast of Pontevedra
Pontevedra (province)
Pontevedra is a province of Spain along the country's Atlantic coast in southwestern Europe. The province forms the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia...
in Galicia, Spain
Spain
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. It is part of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park
Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park
The Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park is the only national park located in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It comprises the archipelagos of Cíes, Ons, Sálvora and Cortegada.- External links :* *...
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Originally a village of the municipally of O Carril (today Vilagarcía de Arousa), it was offered as a present to King Alfonso XIII at the start of XX century, then sold to a private company. It was recently bought back by the government and added to the aforementioned Natural Park. It's renowned for having the last wild laurel forest of Galicia as well as a population o pinyon pinetrees. It has two main fresh water sources: a seasonal lake and subterranean fresh water. This last source is peculiar since the island is surrounded by salt water and you can dig a well without effort even near the beach, without the need of digging further than several tens of centimeters (around ten inches at the most).