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Nalón (river)

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later referred to the river as the "Naelus" or "Nailos." This, in turn, would later morph into "Nilonis" and "Nalonis" in documents from the
220: 139: 282: 150:. It is the longest river in Asturias, measuring 140.8 km (87.5 mi). It begins near Puerto de Tarna in 20: 287: 186: 159: 8: 201: 178: 182: 155: 151: 121: 276: 258: 245: 193:
made the first known historical reference to the river, calling it "Melsos."
171: 125: 41: 163: 198: 143: 67: 194: 170:, which is itself the second largest river in Asturias, and the 190: 167: 147: 57: 35: 274: 225:La Confederación Hidrográfica del Cantábrico 16:Longest river in Asturias, Spain (España) 204:, leading to its current denomination. 275: 13: 14: 299: 128:, Trubia, Nora, Caudal, Arranguín 34: 213: 177:The river is home to multiple 1: 207: 74:Physical characteristics 7: 10: 304: 18: 115: 107: 102: 94: 90: 82: 78: 73: 63: 53: 48: 33: 28: 117: • left 21:Nalón (disambiguation) 187:Cantabrian brown bear 160:San Juan de la Arena 140:autonomous community 19:For other uses, see 259:43.5674°N 6.07748°W 255: /  202:Kingdom of Asturias 154:and flows into the 103:Basin features 283:Rivers of Asturias 179:endangered species 138:is a river in the 98:140.8 km (87.5 mi) 264:43.5674; -6.07748 132: 131: 295: 270: 269: 267: 266: 265: 260: 256: 253: 252: 251: 248: 236: 235: 233: 231: 217: 181:, including the 118: 86:Fuente la Nalona 38: 26: 25: 303: 302: 298: 297: 296: 294: 293: 292: 288:Rivers of Spain 273: 272: 263: 261: 257: 254: 249: 246: 244: 242: 241: 239: 229: 227: 219: 218: 214: 210: 116: 44: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 301: 291: 290: 285: 238: 237: 211: 209: 206: 183:Iberian desman 158:just north of 156:Cantabrian Sea 130: 129: 119: 113: 112: 109: 105: 104: 100: 99: 96: 92: 91: 88: 87: 84: 80: 79: 76: 75: 71: 70: 65: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 46: 45: 39: 31: 30: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 300: 289: 286: 284: 281: 280: 278: 271: 268: 226: 222: 216: 212: 205: 203: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 175: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 127: 123: 120: 114: 110: 106: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 72: 69: 66: 62: 59: 56: 52: 47: 43: 40:The Nalón in 37: 32: 27: 22: 240: 228:. Retrieved 224: 215: 176: 166:include the 135: 133: 262: / 221:"Río Nalón" 164:tributaries 162:. Its many 108:Tributaries 42:La Felguera 277:Categories 247:43°34′03″N 208:References 250:6°04′39″W 199:medieval 185:and the 144:Asturias 68:Asturias 49:Location 195:Ptolemy 54:Country 230:6 June 191:Strabo 168:Narcea 122:Narcea 111:  95:Length 83:Source 64:Region 172:Cubia 148:Spain 136:Nalón 126:Cubia 58:Spain 29:Nalón 232:2024 152:Caso 134:The 174:. 142:of 279:: 223:. 189:. 146:, 124:, 234:. 23:.

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Nalón (disambiguation)

La Felguera
Spain
Asturias
Narcea
Cubia
autonomous community
Asturias
Spain
Caso
Cantabrian Sea
San Juan de la Arena
tributaries
Narcea
Cubia
endangered species
Iberian desman
Cantabrian brown bear
Strabo
Ptolemy
medieval
Kingdom of Asturias
"Río Nalón"
43°34′03″N 6°04′39″W / 43.5674°N 6.07748°W / 43.5674; -6.07748
Categories
Rivers of Asturias
Rivers of Spain

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