Its bodies of water (Galicia)
- 1. Geography of Galicia and its bodies of water March 2012
- 3. Southern Europe Area: 504,645 km² 7.800 km of coast, incluiding the Canary and Balearic Islands Spain: location
- 4. Spain: seas and oceans
- 5. Mediterranean Sea: warmer than the others Cantabric Sea Atlantic Ocean
- 6. The mediterranean coasts: Mild temperatures Irregular rainfall Spain: different climates Inland : the climate is more extreme • Low temperatures in Winter and high in Summer • Irregular rainfall North: • Low temperatures in Winter and mild in Summer • Abundant rainfall
- 7. Situated in Northwestern Spain Area of 29,574 km² 1500 km of coast Four provinces: three of them are in the sea shore. Oceanic climate: Winters and Summers are mild with abundant rainfall Galicia: our region
- 8. Ocean/Seas. Most important. They condition the climate Rivers Lakes (fresh water) and lagoons (salt water) Subterranean waters Galicia’s bodies of water: types
- 9. The most important geographical feature of our coast Inlet that advances into the ocean They coincide with the mouth of a river They are subject to the tides Rias (estuaries) Rivers that flow into the rias
- 10. Rias Northern Rias: Ferrol, Coruña… Southern Rias: Arousa, Pontevedra … They are different in the height of the coast and in their size
- 11. They are very productive due to the rise of cold waters coming from Atlantic currents Rias Rias of Coruña, Betanzos and Ferrol
- 12. TIDES The average tide is approximately 2.7 meters Today (March 15th) High tide: 1 m Low tide: 1,1 m
- 13. Ria of Ferrol: data Average salt in sea: 34- 35,6/1000 g salt/kg water Mix of fresh water and sea salt water. Salinity suffers variations in Winter due to continental water. This influence is much smaller at depths over 20 meters Surface water temperature Minimum of 10-12 ºC in Winter Maximum of 18-20 ºC in Summer
- 14. Rias uses Fishing Recreation Cariño harbour (near Ferrol)Coruña harbour
- 15. Fishing in Galicia 1,500 km of coast 4,500 km2 aprox. of fishing ground INDICATORS: 1 boat/km2 17 fishermen/km of coast 4 fishermen/km2 4 sale points/100km of coast Cedeira harbour (near Ferrol)
- 16. Fishing • Shellfish on foot: 5,693 people • Shellfish on boat: 4,836 people • Inshore fishing: 9,249 people • Deep-sea fishing: North Sea 5,177 people • Aquaculture (turbot): 4,264 people • Rafts: mussels and oysters Ría of Vigo with rafts
- 17. Shellfishing
- 18. More than 190 comercial kinds Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) Clams (Venerupis pullastra) Barnacles (Pollicipes pollicipes) Sepia (Sepia officinalis) Cockles (Cerastoderma edule) Spider crab (Maja squinado) Crab (Nécora puber) Scad (Trachurus trachurus) Mackerel (Scomber scomber) Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) Whiting pout (Trisopterus luscus) Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Main species captured
- 19. Ferrol A Coruña Vigo Vilagarcía Marín San Ciprián Harbours Ferrol harbour with a huge cruise
- 20. A Coruña Vigo Cedeira Celeiro Ribeira Fishing ports Gran Sol fleet, Vigo Celeiro (Lugo) A Coruña
- 21. Beaches. In Galicia there are hundreds of beaches. Only 15 km from Ferrol we have more than 21 beaches Water sports: Surf Rowing Sailing Canoeing Scuba diving Recreational uses Galicia has: • 86 nautical installations (20% of Spain’s) •12,000 moorings •19,000 licenses to practice water sports Doniños beach. Ferrol
- 22. The Pantin Classic International Competition takes place in Pantín, near Ferrol, every September Surf
- 23. Dinghy sailing race. Ferrol, August 2011 Tall ships Atlantic Challenge 2009. Vigo Sailing Sailing is a sport with a big tradition here in Galicia
- 25. NATIONAL PARKS Atlantic Islands National Park (Southwestern Galicia) Cies Island National Park
- 26. Coastal Lagoons They are small and briny in different degrees They are important to safeguard the typical Galician flora and fauna (wetland Near Ferrol we have two lagoons Doniños lagoon Valdoviño lagoon
- 27. Shipyards in Ferrol and Vigo 2011: 55 % of all the vessels built in Spain. 2012: 28 % of all the vessels built in Spain. The Naval restructuring began in 1982 and hasn’t finished yet. Naval Industry Ferrol shipyard
- 28. In Galicia there are many small rivers, but the most important ones are the Miño(310 km) and its tributaire the Sil Rivers Miño river and Roman bridge in Ourense Sil river
- 29. Human supply. Recreation. Power Irrigation River Uses Traditional irrigation channel in Galicia
- 30. Human supply: dam Forcadas dam: Ferrol’s supply of drinking water
- 31. Used years ago to wash clothes by hand. Now they are being restored and preserved as part of Galicia’s ethnographic heritage. Human supply: washing places
- 32. Waste water treatment plants in Galicia
- 33. Energetic use of the rivers Galicia is one of the biggest producers of hydroelectric power in Spain 147 hydroelectric power stations (large and small) 38 large hydrolectric power stations Fervenza dam in the Xallas river (Coruña)
- 34. Small Hydroelectric Power Stations (less than 10 MW) Belelle river
- 36. Subterranean Waters • Wells: used years ago to get drinking water. • Fountains: very common in many Galician towns and villages. St. Roque fountain (18th century) FerrolFurado river fountain (Ferrol)
- 37. Very common in Galicia. Used since Roman times to treat respiratory, rheumatic or skin deseases. The most important ones are in Ourense and the hot water flows at more than 60 ºC. Nowadays, most of them are part of spas. Hot springs Roman hot spring in Ourense