Costa Ártabra, or Golfo Ártabro, is a coastal area of Galicia (Spain). It is comprised between the costa da Morte

Costa da Morte

Costa da Morte is part of the Spanish Galician coast. The Costa da Morte extends from the villages of Fisterra and Malpica.The Costa da Morte received its name because there have been so many shipwrecks along its treacherous rocky shore...

 and the Rías Altas

Rias Altas

Rías Altas is the northernmost of three sections of A Costa do Marisco in Galicia, Spain. It extends from the port of Ribadeo to Santa Cruz....

; it has a maximum width of 5,800 meters, and a depth of 5,600 meters corresponding to the mouth of the Río Mero at Santa Cristina

Santa Cristina

Santa Cristina can refer to:Places*Santa Cristina d'Aro, Spain*Santa Cristina de Valmadrigal, Spain*Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa, Spain*Santa Cristina Gela, Sicily, Italy*Santa Cristina e Bissone, Lombardy, Italy...

. Other rivers which have their mouth in the gulf include Mendo and Mandeo. The Romans knew it as Portus Magnus Artaborum.

Costa Ártabra also the name of a nature reserve, a "Special Area of Conservation

Special Area of Conservation

A Special Area of Conservation is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive , also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora...

".
This is one of the areas in which the rare Kerry Slug

Kerry Slug

The Kerry slug or Kerry spotted slug, scientific name Geomalacus maculosus, is a rare species of medium-sized to large air-breathing land slug...

is known to occur.