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CORUNNA , a maritime See also:

province in the extreme See also:north-See also:west of See also:Spain; forming See also:part of See also:Galicia, and bounded on the E. by See also:Lugo, S. by See also:Pontevedra, W. and N. by the See also:Atlantic Ocean. Pop. (1900) 653,556; See also:area, 3051 sq. m. The See also:coast of Corunna is exposed to the full force of the Atlantic; it forms one See also:succession of fantastic-ally shaped promontories, divided by bays and estuaries which often extend for many See also:miles inland, with reefs and small islands in their midst. Though well lighted, this coast is very dangerous to See also:navigation, See also:gales and fogs being frequent in See also:winter and See also:spring. The most conspicuous headlands are Cape Ortegal and Cape de Vares, the most northerly points of the See also:Spanish seaboard, and Capes Finisterre and Torinana in the extreme west. The See also:principal bays are those of See also:Santa Marta, See also:Ferrol and Corunna, on the north ; Corcubion, Muros y Noya and Arosa, on the west. See also:Wild and rugged though this region appears to travellers at See also:sea, the mountains which overspread the interior are covered with forests and pastures, and watered by an abundance of small See also:rivers and streams. The See also:climate is mild and singularly equable, but the rainfall is very heavy. All the fruits and vegetables of See also:northern See also:Europe thrive in the sheltered valleys, and the cultivation of cherries, strawberries, peas and onions, for export, ranks among the most profitable See also:local See also:industries. Heavy crops of See also:wheat, See also:rye, See also:maize and See also:sugar-See also:beet are raised. The wines of Corunna are heady and of inferior flavour.

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Cattle-breeding, once a flourishing See also:industry had greatly declined by the beginning - of the zoth See also:century, owing to See also:foreign competition. All along the coast there are valuable See also:fisheries of sardines, lobsters, See also:cod, See also:hake and other See also:fish. See also:Copper, See also:tin and See also:gold are procured in small quantities, and other minerals undoubtedly exist. The exports consist chiefly of See also:farm produce and fish; the imports, of See also:coal and textiles from See also:England, See also:petroleum from the See also:United States, See also:marble from See also:Italy, See also:salt fish from See also:Norway and See also:Newfoundland, and hides. The principal towns are Corunna, the See also:capital and See also:chief See also:port (pop. 1900, 43,971); Ferrol (25,281), another seaport; See also:Santiago de Compostela (24,120), famous as a See also:place of See also:pilgrimage; See also:Carballo (13,032); See also:Ortigueira (18,426) and See also:Ribeira (12,218). These are described under See also:separate headings. Along the coast there are numerous trading and fishing stations of See also:minor importance. Railway communication is very defective. From Corunna a See also:line passes See also:south-eastward to Lugo and See also:Madrid, and from Santiago another line goes southward to See also:Vigo and See also:Oporto; but the centre and the north-west of the province are, to a See also:great extent, in-accessible except by road; and many, even of the See also:main highways, are See also:ill-constructed and ill-kept. Very few Spanish provinces have so high a birthrate, but the See also:population increases very slowly owing to See also:emigration. For a description of the peasantry, who are distinguished in may respects from those inhabiting other parts of Spain, see GALICIA.

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