Ibón is the
Aragonese term for small mountain lakes of glacial origin in the
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...
, generally above 2,000 m. Many of them are the source of watercourses in
Aragon.
There are in total 94 ibóns of different shapes and sizes; some of them are used to feed small hydroelectric plants.
The ibóns of
Anayet,
Sabocos,
Ip or
Estanés are the most well-known.
Etymology
''ibón'' stems with almost certainty from the
basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
word ''ibai'' (river), which originally designated hot springs.
Geology
As the terrain where lies the spring forms a basin, often caused by the ancient presence of a glacier, these waters form a large or small lake depending on the morphological characteristics of the area.
Mythology
There are, according to local legend, enchanted Ibóns, where live fairies, like the
Plan
A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with details of timing and resources, used to achieve an objective to do something. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal.
...
.
See also Lakes in the Pyrenees
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Landforms of Aragon