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Pontevedra province, Spain
Pontevedra province, Spain

Pontevedra

province, Spain
Written by
Vicente Rodriguez
Research Scientist, Instituto de Economía y Geografía, Madrid, Spain. Co-author of Northern Europeans and the Mediterranean: A New California or a New Florida?; Southern Europe and the New Migrations...
Vicente Rodriguez
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Pontevedra, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is mountainous, with an Atlantic coastline deeply indented by the picturesque rías (inlets) of Arousa, Pontevedra, and Vigo. Cattle, pigs, timber, agricultural produce, fish, and shellfish are exported. Vigo, with one of the best harbors in Europe, is a port of call for transatlantic shipping and is also Spain’s most important fishing port. Shipbuilding, metallurgical, electrical, automotive, and chemical industries are...

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