Ibón is the Aragonese term for small mountain lakes of glacial origin in the

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, generally above 2,000 m. Many of them are the source of watercourses in

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. 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

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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

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Etymology

Geology

Mythology

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