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Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai
Bizkaia · País Vasco
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The Urdaibai estuary is formed at the mouth of the river Oka, in the Biscay comarca of Busturialdea. It has been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1984, with 22,452.38 hectares spread across 22 municipalities (twelve of them wholly included, such as Mundaka, Pedernales, Gernika-Lumo and Lumo). Its governing law was passed on 6 July 1986, it has been a Special Protection Area for Birds since 1994 and a Ramsar wetland since 1992.
The rocks are Cretaceous limestones, ophites and Triassic clays. 615 plant species and 318 vertebrate species have been catalogued, 245 of them birds.
On the island of Izaro a convent was founded on 2 May 1422, which was abandoned on 17 August 1719. You get there by the BI-635 from Amorebieta or with the EuskoTren Amorebieta–Bermeo. Estuary, marshes, beaches and woods for birdwatching and a quiet stroll.
Source of the information: Reserva de la biosfera de Urdaibai (Wikipedia)
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