The Anllóns is a
Galician river
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that begins in the Xalo Mountains at an elevation of above sea level and flows into the Atlantic via the Ria of Corme and Laxe.
Along its course, it crosses the municipalities of
Cabana de Bergantiños,
Carballo
Carballo is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The town is the thirteenth most populated municipality in the region and it belongs to the comarca of Bergantiños, serving ...
,
Cerceda
Cerceda is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Ordes. It has a population of 5,597 inhabitants ( INE, 2008). See also
List of municipalities in A ...
,
Coristanco
Coristanco is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of A Coruña (province), A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the Comarcas of Galicia, comarca of Bergantiños. ...
, and
Ponteceso
Ponteceso is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Bergantiños.
Etymology
The name of the place comes from Latin ''PONTE CAESA'', translating to ...
. Its average flow is .
Background
It was declared a
Site of Community Importance
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in the year 2001. It is fed by brooks like the Graña, Quenxe, Acheiro, Abaixo, Queo or Bertón during its high course. After the pass at Mount Neme, it receives the water of the brooks Gándara, Bandeira, Vao, Galvar, Portecelo or Batán, and in its low course its tributaries include the brooks Lourido, Ponteceso, Prados and Bouzas.
See also
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List of rivers of Spain
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Rivers of Galicia The rivers of Galicia form part of a dense hydrography, hydrographical network in the Spain, Spanish autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia and has been described by Otero Pedrayo as “the land of a thousand rivers”. Most rivers are not ...
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Way of the Lighthouses
The Way of the Lighthouses, or the Lighthouse Way (, ) is a hiking trail along the Costa da Morte ('Coast of Death') in Province of A Coruña, the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It joins Malpica de Bergantiños, Malpica with Cape Finis ...
References
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Galicia (Spain)
Way of the Lighthouses
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