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Country
  
Comarca
  
Elevation
  
1,011 m

Local time
  
Friday 1:52 AM

Province
  
Zaragoza

Autonomous community
  
Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
29.71 km²

Population
  
158 (2014)

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 57% Humidity

Gallocanta is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 158 inhabitants.

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Map of 50373 Gallocanta, Zaragoza, Spain

Just to the south of the village is the Laguna de Gallocanta, an endorheic lake.

Gallocanta lake

The lake of Gallocanta is situated on a high continental plain at an altitude of just over 1,000m. It is a purely rain-fed lagoon which is largely dependent on autumn and spring rains if it is to maintain much water into the hot summer months.

Apart from being the most important single stopover site for migrating Cranes in Spain, it holds an interesting array of wetland birds when its water level permits, while its shores are visited by steppeland birds and raptors. The European Union has designated it as a Special Protection Area.

References

Gallocanta Wikipedia


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