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Salt Lagoons of Chiprana

Chiprana, Bajo Aragón-Caspe, Zaragoza

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Salt Lagoons of Chiprana

Nature · Chiprana, Bajo Aragón-Caspe, Zaragoza

Image of Chiprana, not of the place itself.

The managed nature reserve of the Saladas de Chiprana, in the province of Zaragoza, protects an endorheic complex of six lagoons —among them the Salada Grande de Chiprana, the Salada de Roces and the Prado del Farol— with an area of 155 hectares and a peripheral protection zone of 361 hectares, declared in 2006 by the Government of Aragon and also included as a Site of Community Importance. The Salada Grande, which reaches 5.6 metres in depth in May, is unique in Europe for its characteristics and great depth; its saline, transparent waters allow sunlight to penetrate them, making possible the photosynthesis of the plant species that live there.

Photo: Javierbarriendos (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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