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Bernesga

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Bernesga is a river in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It is born near the Puerto de Pajares in the Cantabrian Mountains at around 1,580 metres above mean sea level, running along around 80 km throughout territory of the Spanish province of León until discharging into the Esla near Vega de Infanzones and Palanquinos. The N-630 road connecting Asturias and the Meseta Central runs parallel to the river. Featuring a catchment area of around 1,187.6 km2, it receives contributions from the Camplongo, Rodiezmo, Casares, and Torío, among other tributaries.

Flows through: Spain.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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