The Eo is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
, long, in northwestern
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
. Its estuary forms the boundary between the regions of
Galicia and
Asturias
Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...
. The river is known for its
salmon
Salmon (; : salmon) are any of several list of commercially important fish species, commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the genera ''Salmo'' and ''Oncorhynchus'' of the family (biology), family Salmonidae, native ...
fishing.
In the western Cantabrian mountains the river forms the axis of one of Asturias 7 biosphere reserves, the
Eo river, Oscos and Terras de Burón Biosphere Reserve
Eo or EO may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
* Education Otherwise, a home education organization
* Elevorganisasjonen, a Norwegian student organization
* Entrepreneurs' Organization, a nonprofit network
* Evangelische Omroep, a publi ...
.
See also
*
List of rivers of Spain
This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Rivers in the mainland Iberian Peninsu ...
*
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 ...
References
External links
Río Eo
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Galicia (Spain)
Rivers of Asturias
Ramsar sites in Spain
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