La Breña y Marismas del Barbate Natural Park is a
natural park on the coast of the
province of Cádiz
Cádiz is a Provinces of Spain, province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the southernmost part of mainland Spain, as well as the southernmost part of ...
,
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
. The park includes marine and terrestrial
ecosystem
An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system formed by Organism, organisms in interaction with their Biophysical environment, environment. The Biotic material, biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and en ...
s.
An area of the natural park has been planted with pines to control the spread of sand-dunes.
The fishing-port of
Barbate
Barbate is a municipalities of Spain, Spanish municipality in the Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is a coastal town located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Strait of Gibraltar. Covering a total ar ...
is on the edge of the park.
Gallery
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See also
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Barbate
Barbate is a municipalities of Spain, Spanish municipality in the Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is a coastal town located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Strait of Gibraltar. Covering a total ar ...
External links
Official informationat Junta de Andalucía website
Natural Park of La Breña y Marismas del Barbate
Geography of the Province of Cádiz
Marine reserves of Spain
Natural parks of Spain
Natural parks of Andalusia
Protected areas established in 1989
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