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The Galician
coastline is characterized by high cliffs and deep inlets (estuaries). Two
sections are usually differentiated: the Rías Altas (Cedeira, Ortiguiera, O
Barqueiro, Viveiro, Foz and Ribadeo amongst others), and the Rías Baixas or
Bajas (Muros and Noia, Arousa, Vigo and Pontevedra). Between the two areas
there are the Estuaries of "A Costa da Morte" (Corcubión, Camariñas
and Corme and Laxe) as well as the Estuaries of the Ártabro Golf (Ferrol,
Ares and Betanzos and A Coruña). The region can be divided into two areas:
inland Galicia and coastal Galicia, that are separated by a mountain range
known as Galicia's backbone. The mountains tend to be small and undulating,
separated by two valleys, lying in the following three areas: The first area
borders Asturias and Leon, and has the highest mountains including, Pena
Trevinca (2,095 m), Penarrubia (1,826 m) and Cabeza de Manzaneda (1,778 m).
The second lies in the middle of the region surrounded by lower mountains,
and the third on the coast, with the estuaries as the renowned highlight.
Galician rivers have large volumes of water flowing through them and
naturally head towards either the Atlantic or the Cantabrian sea. The rivers
that flow into the Atlantic are larger and more abundant, including the Miño
river (the most important) and its tributary the river Sil. Other notable
rivers include the Ulla, the Tambre or the Eume.
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