Ría de Arousa

The Ría de Arousa is a ria, a saline estuary in Galicia, Spain. It is one of the five , and located between the to the north and the Ria de Pontevedra to the south.
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  • Type: Estuary
  • Description: estuary in Galicia, Spain
  • Also known as: “Arousa” and “Ría de Arosa”
  • Historically known as: “Arosa Bay” and “Arousa Bay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isla de La Rúa and Illa Guidoiro.

Islet
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an islet, which is situated 2½ km north of Ría de Arousa.

Island
Photo: Lameiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an island, which is situated 3 km northeast of Ría de Arousa.

Island
Photo: Iago Pillado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Ría de Arousa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include A Ameixida, Ribeira, Ribeira and O Touro.

Hamlet
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km west of Ría de Arousa.

Hamlet
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km northwest of Ría de Arousa.

Town
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town, which is situated 5 km northwest of Ría de Arousa.

Ría de Arousa

Latitude
42.52778° or 42° 31′ 40″ north
Longitude
-8.94012° or 8° 56′ 24″ west
Open location code
8CJHG3H5+4X
Geo­Names ID
3129453
Wiki­data ID
Q952430
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Satellite Map

Discover Ría de Arousa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Ría de Arousa” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Arousako itsasadarra”
  • Breton: “Ría Arousa”
  • Breton: “Ría de Arousa”
  • Catalan: “Arousa”
  • Catalan: “Ria d’Arousa”
  • Cebuano: “Ría de Arousa”
  • Chinese: “阿劳萨湾”
  • Chinese: “阿勞薩灣”
  • Dutch: “Ría de Arousa”
  • Esperanto: “Rio de Arousa”
  • French: “Arousa”
  • French: “ria de Arosa”
  • French: “Ria de Arosa”
  • French: “ria de Arousa”
  • Galician: “ría de Arousa”
  • Galician: “Ría de Arousa”
  • German: “Ría de Arousa”
  • Japanese: “リア・デ・アロウサ”
  • Portuguese: “Ria de Arousa”
  • Russian: “Ароса”
  • Spanish: “Arousa”
  • Spanish: “Ría de Arosa”
  • Spanish: “Ría de Arousa”
  • Swedish: “Ría de Arousa”

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